State Broadband Report
Natassia Bravo, Mildred Warner
Data collected by The Pew Charitable Trusts on broadband grants awarded across 17 states shows that states are supporting regional Internet Service Providers and fiber deployment, and low-density and low-adoption areas. However, emerging disparities linked to demographic, socioeconomic and market characteristics suggest the need for broader definitions of access and digital equity that emphasize high-poverty and high-minority areas in the future allocation of state broadband grants.
Bravo, N., & Warner, M. (2023). Closing the Broadband Infrastructure Gap: State Grant Funds and the Digital Divide. Department of City and Regional Planning, Cornell University.
