One in four Americans live with a disability that interferes with activities of daily living According to a national survey conducted in September 2010, 27% of American adults live with a disability that interferes with activities of daily living, including: 15% of American adults who […]
Household use of broadband Internet service has risen dramatically during the first decade of the 21st century as the Internet has become integral to the lives of most Americans. Nonetheless, not everyone uses broadband Internet – either by choice or because they lack access. This […]
A Resource Guide for Local and Regional Government Leaders to Promote Broadband Deployment and Adoption Local governments and regional agencies have key planning responsibilities and land use regulatory authorities, such as oversight of general plans and blueprints for sustainability that can promote broadband deployment and […]
Home Broadband Adoption 2010 by Aaron Smith, Senior Research Specialist The adoption of broadband internet access slowed dramatically over the last year. Two-thirds of American adults (66%) now have a broadband internet connection at home, a figure that is little changed from the 63% with […]
Center on the States Broadband Conference Rachelle Chong, Special Counsel, Office of the State Chief Information Officer – PowerPoint Presentations Broadband Task Force Set Telehealth Network Goal Governor’s Broadband Task Force Recommendation ‘06: Form a telehealth network California won a $22.1 million from the FCC’s […]
Center on the States Broadband Conference Rachelle Chong, Special Counsel, Office of the State Chief Information Officer – PowerPoint Presentations: Why California Must Bridge the Digital Divide 44,000 Square Miles of Unserved Area = Size of Kentucky 1.4 Million Rural Residents Without Broadband Access = […]
The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) was commissioned by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to analyze the factors shaping low rates of adoption of home broadband services in low-income and other marginalized communities. The resulting study is one of the only large-scale qualitative investigations of […]
The most rapidly adopted consumer product or service in U.S. history is household broadband Internet access. More than 200 million individuals gained access to home broadband service in less than one decade, far exceeding the previous record held by mobile telephones. Governments, non-profit organizations, private […]
The Internet’s engine of innovation continues to evolve. So too do the policy questions around Internet regulation. In particular, a set of key debates has raged over the last several years related to the issue of “network neutrality.”1 In the spring of 2006, we suggested […]
Wired For Wireless? Towards Digital Inclusion and Next Generation Government-Led Wireless Networks A Summary Report of the Wireless Comparative Analysis and Best Practices Education Project by Richard Chabran, California Community Technology Policy Group Oscar E. Cruz and Linda Fowells, Community Partners Allen Hammond, BroadBand Institute […]
CETF provides leadership statewide to close the “Digital Divide” by accelerating the deployment and adoption of broadband to unserved and underserved communities and populations.
