2025 Governor’s Task Force on Broadband Access Report
The fifth report of the Governor’s Task Force on Broadband Access (Task Force) continues the ambitious goals set by the Task Force in 2024 and provides forward-looking recommendations that will
The Big, Beautiful… Broadband Bill?
Friday, July 11, 2025 Weekly Digest You’re reading the Benton Institute for Broadband & Society’s Weekly Digest, a recap of the biggest (or most overlooked) broadband stories of the week.
States need more accurate broadband data, Pew study shows
Before dispensing billions of dollars from federal programs, state broadband administrators need more accurate data to ensure infrastructure is built where it’s needed most, according to a study published Tuesday
Incomplete Federal Data Threatens Effectiveness of Broadband Deployment Programs
WASHINGTON, July 10, 2025 – Enhanced federal data collection was needed to strengthen broadband program design and reduce connectivity barriers, a report published Tuesday by the Pew Research Center declared.
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To Improve Broadband Deployment, Enhanced Data Collection Is Key
Overview The federal government has a long track record of significant investment in expanding broadband to ensure that all Americans can access the internet. A 2022 Government Accountability Office (GAO)
North Carolina State Division of Broadband and Digital Opportunity Names Three New Leaders
The North Carolina Department of Information Technology’s Division of Broadband and Digital Opportunity announced Maggie Woods as the new director of the Office of Digital Opportunity, Christina Strickland as chief
Eligible Entities Should Press Forward with Broadband Adoption Efforts
On June 6, 2025, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration released its Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Policy Notice which, among other things, froze funding for non-deployment efforts while the
The Global A.I. Divide | Benton Institute for Broadband & Society
Sam Altman, the chief executive of the artificial intelligence company OpenAI, recently donned a helmet, work boots and a luminescent high-visibility vest to visit the construction site of the company’s
Federal damage to affordable, equitable broadband and digital inclusion
In recent days, major new proposals from the Trump Administration and the majority in Congress are damaging further mechanisms that would have provided low-cost broadband to households in need. The