As part of the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program and Digital Equity Act Program, all 50 states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands are releasing broadband plans and proposals for public comment. Research from the Pew Charitable Trusts, Common Sense Media, the National Digital Inclusion Alliance, the Institute for Local Self Reliance, the Center on Rural Innovation, and Next Century Cities informs this list, which was last updated on January 8, 2024. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration published a tracker with BEAD progress by state. 

If you have an update to include, please email corian@nextcenturycities.org. 

Additional Resources:

• United Church of Christ & National Consumer Law Center State Digital Justice Advocacy Toolkit
• The Benton Institute for Broadband & Society has been providing short summaries of the digital equity plans. You can find them here.
• What’s Your State’s Vision of Digital Equity? (the Benton Institute for Broadband & Society)
• National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s list for public notice is available here.
• Transforming Immigrant Digital Equity – TIDE (World Education)