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How to Fix the Universal Service Fund
The Universal Service Fund (USF) spends about $8 billion a year on…
How to Leverage Alternative Data Sources To Refine Broadband Availability Maps
A recent story in the Texas Tribune discussed how Texas’s broadband map…
Spectrum Economics Primer
TPI Senior Fellow Sarah Oh Lam just finished recording a series of video…
FCC Map Update Includes Big Changes in Hawaii and Illinois Availability Estimates, Modestly Affects Estimate of BEAD Funding Distribution
The FCC recently pushed out a small update to its new mapping…
Broadband Prices Mostly Stable Last Year
I know I speak for everyone, without exception, when I say how…
The TPI Broadband Connectivity Index for 2022, First Half
Last year, we introduced a tool called the Broadband Connectivity Index (BCI)…
Incorporating Subsidies Into The FCC’s New Map
Allocating BEAD funds without double-subsidizing some areas requires adding data about money…
The Fcc’s new broadband data: A First Look
The FCC released the first draft of its broadband map on November…