New Tool Helps Navigate State Broadband Policy

The Pew Charitable Trusts released the State Broadband Policy Explorer - an easily accessible database that contains information on state-level broadband policy and legislation. The database is so valuable because state and local leaders can learn from each other to refine broadband policy and legislation, service providers can better understand the broadband policy environment in a state, researchers can now easily conduct analysis on the differences of broadband laws around the country, and the general public can now better recognize how states encourage -- or hinder -- the rollout of broadband. We unpack this new tool.