Broadband Resources
UW Extension’s Community Development Institute developed this comprehensive collection of data sources that are essential for communities to plan broadband implementations. Several tools leverage FCC data to spatially summarize access. The National Broadband Navigator overlays access with demographic measures. Populations covered by the digital equity act are defined here along with tools to visualize these groups spatially.
User expertise rating:
Beginner. This is a comprehensive resource designed to give users a full understanding of the broadband planning landscape.
Sample questions:
What is the discrepancy between households that have a broadband connection available to them and those that actually have a high-speed internet subscription and a desktop or laptop computer in a given area? Which neighborhoods show the highest indicators of broadband need when layering internet speed data with socioeconomic factors like poverty rates and age?
