Research

Reports that employ attempts to inform communications policymaking in a systematically and scientific manner.

Funding to address broadband gaps in the Eleventh District

The Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act (IIJA) became law in November 2021, allocating billions of dollars for upgrades and expansion of the nation’s infrastructure. Funding was awarded to various sectors including $65 billion for broadband.

Is federal broadband funding going to states that need it most?

Digital connectivity is important for everyone to gain access to productivity and life-improving technologies. As we march into the era of generative artificial intelligence and the acceleration of fintech for businesses and personal banking, digital inclusion (DI) becomes an increasingly important topic for community development and economic inclusion.

Open Signal USA Fixed Broadband Experience

This report looks at four key measures of the broadband user experience: Broadband Download Speed, Broadband Upload Speed, Broadband Consistent Quality, and Broadband Video Experience. Together, these measures capture the wide range of ways that households use broadband services, ranging from remote work and education to video streaming and gaming. This is the first in a two-part series of reports on the US fixed broadband experience.

Estimated Revenue Increased for Internet-Based Services, Lagged for Some Traditional Media

The last two decades bore witness to a marked explosion in information-sharing readily available at our fingertips via mobile devices and touchscreens.

Digital Literacy In the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Communities

In March 2021, Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC, along with Comcast, co-hosted a Digital Convening that brought together eighteen AANHPI serving organizations to discuss what the digital divide looks like in their respective communities. They discussed how the digital divide includes insufficient broadband access, a lack of equipment, and a need for greater education.

Digital Divide: In the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Communities

While the pandemic heightened awareness of the digital divide and the staggering number of households unable to benefit from digital services and opportunities, Asian American, Native Hawaiians, and

The United States Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute: Vision, Mission, and Strategic Goals

The United States Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute (AISI) released its organizational vision, mission, and goals. AISI envisions a future where safe AI innovation enables a thriving world. AISI operates with two key principles in mind: beneficial AI depends on AI safety, and AI safety depends on science. AISI's strategic goals are:

Open Vault Broadband Insights Report Quarter 1 2024

Broadband providers’ upstream capacity continues to be subject to ongoing increases in consumption that are putting more pressure on the most capacity-constrained parts of the network—a key takeaway from this first quarter 2024 edition of the OpenVault Broadband Insights (OVBI) report.

Kinetic Business Celebrates National Small Business Month with Spotlight on Connectivity Needs

Small business owners navigate challenges daily, whether it’s adapting to the rising cost of doing business, managing staff and vendors, growing revenue, or delivering a seamless customer experience. Reliable internet shouldn’t be another thing owners have to worry about, especially given the crucial role it plays in overall business growth and success.

US mobile prices sky high after T-Mobile's Sprint buy

According to new figures from Rewheel, T-Mobile's purchase of Sprint in 2020 helped to keep mobile prices in the US sky high. "Five years on, the Sprint / T-Mobile 4-to-3 mobile merger made the US one of the most expensive mobile markets in the world," the Finland-based research firm wrote in a new report.