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The U.S. Digital Divide Has Narrowed by At Least 57% Since 2023. What Does That Mean for BEAD?

BEAD

funding

policy

ACLP Analysis of BEAD Challenge Process Results in 46 States Finds a 57% Decrease in Unserved and Underserved Locations Since 2023, Yielding Significant Increases in Per-Location Funding. How Should This Impact Forthcoming BEAD Reforms?

Michael Santorelli, Alex Karras

ACLP Testimony Before the Maine Senate Judiciary Committee Regarding Data Privacy

policy

privacy

Today, the ACLP testified before the Maine Senate Judiciary Committee in support of L.D. 1284, a bill that, if passed, would repeal Maine’s current data privacy law, which…

Michael Santorelli

ACLP Testimony Regarding NYC’s ‘Plan to Connect All New Yorkers to the Internet’

funding

policy

New-York

muni-broadband

The ACLP offers the Council, the Mayor, and other stakeholders in city government five recommendations for effectively and efficiently addressing broadband challenges facing New Yorkers.

Michael Santorelli

Challenges in Municipal Broadband: The Case of Norway, MI

digital-scholars

muni-broadband

The City of Norway, Michigan, has operated a municipal cable system for several decades, providing television, internet, and telephone services to residents in both the city…

Arianna Roberts, Digital Scholar (Spring 2025)

A Case for Public-Private Broadband Partnerships: The Rise and Fall of Bryan Municipal Utilities’ Internet Services

digital-scholars

muni-broadband

On December 9, 2024, the Bryan Municipal Utilities (BMU) discontinued its internet services, following a notice letter from the BMU Director of Utilities Derek Schultz. In…

Seth Nguyen, Digital Scholar (Spring 2025)

Case Study of Unsuccessful Municipal Broadband Efforts: City of Ruston, LA

digital-scholars

muni-broadband

The following case study focuses on broadband deployment efforts initiated by a city government to build a fiber network for local business customers. In particular, this…

Nimra Tariq, Digital Scholar (Spring 2025)

CityNet Unplugged: Why San Bruno (CA) Gave Up on Its Public Broadband

digital-scholars

muni-broadband

San Bruno CityNet Services, established in 1971, among the first municipally owned cable television systems in the country and one of the last still operating in California…

Amina Cecunjanin-Music, Digital Scholar (Spring 2025)

Private Equity Activity in the U.S. Broadband Market is Growing. Is That a Good Thing? What the Downfall of Trueline Tells Us.

private-equity

partnerships

Earlier this year, Trueline, a broadband construction firm backed by private equity (PE), abruptly went out of business. The firm was actively involved in high-profile…

Michael Santorelli, Alex Karras

Public-Private Partnerships: T-Mobile & City of Oakland, California

digital-scholars

partnerships

In the broadband industry, public-private partnerships (PPPs) involve collaborations between governments and private companies to expand internet access and improve…

Seth Nguyen, Digital Scholar (Spring 2025)

Public-Private Partnerships: Cox Communications & the State of Oklahoma

digital-scholars

partnerships

The following case study highlights yet another impactful Public-Private Partnership (“PPP”) formed between a major broadband corporation and the public sector to expand…

Nimra Tariq, Digital Scholar (Spring 2025)

Empowering Communities Through Digital Inclusion: A Case Study of EveryoneOn

digital-scholars

adoption

EveryoneOn is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to eliminating the digital divide by making affordable internet, computers, and digital skills training accessible…

Arianna Roberts, Digital Scholar (Spring 2025)

Utility Pole Access: A Key Barrier to Broadband Expansion

digital-scholars

policy

Expanding broadband access is essential for closing the digital divide and providing equitable internet connectivity. However, one of the most significant challenges facing…

Amina Cecunjanin-Musić, Digital Scholar (Spring 2025)

Digital Scholar Spotlight: Arianna Roberts

digital-scholars

Arianna Roberts is a second-year law student at New York Law School with a strong interest in corporate, commercial, and privacy law. Arianna was drawn to law school when…

Arianna Roberts, Digital Scholar (Spring 2025)

Digital Scholar Spotlight: Nimra Tariq

digital-scholars

Nimra Tariq is a third-year law student at New York Law School and graduate from The George Washington University. Originally from the Northern Virginia area, Nimra gained…

Nimra Tariq, Digital Scholar (Spring 2025)

Digital Scholar Spotlight: Seth Nguyen

digital-scholars

My name is Seth, I’m currently a 2L at NYLS. Before entering law school, I graduated magna cum laude with a degree in political science and commercial music from Lipscomb…

Seth Nguyen, Digital Scholar (Spring 2025)

Digital Scholar Spotlight: Amina Cecunjanin-Musić

digital-scholars

Amina Cecunjanin-Musić is a second-year law student at New York Law School with a strong interest in regulatory law, commercial real estate, and corporate compliance.…

Amina Cecunjanin-Musić, Digital Scholar (Spring 2025)

A Closer Look: FairlawnGig, ECFiber, and Municipal Broadband Financing “Models”

muni-broadband

funding

Recently, the American Association for Public Broadband (AAPB) and Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR)’s Community Broadband Networks Initiative hosted “an hour-long…

Michael Santorelli, Alex Karras

Checking In on OnLight Aurora (IL)

muni-broadband

The City of Aurora began discussing plans to build a broadband network in the early 2000s. The project was proposed as a “cost-saving measure,” to counteract high “leased…

Phoebe Kamber, Alex Karras

Culpeper County (VA) Broadband Expansion Project with All Points Broadband Described as an “Abject Failure”

partnerships

Supervisors in Culpeper and Rappahannock Counties, Virginia are frustrated over significant delays in separate projects with utility partner ISP All Points Broadband (APB).…

New ACLP Report: Recommendations to Accelerate BEAD

funding

BEAD

Straightforward recommendations for accelerating the award of BEAD grant funds.

Michael Santorelli, Alex Karras

Public-Private Partnerships: Comcast and the State of Indiana

digital-scholars

partnerships

Public-private partnerships (“PPPs”) play a crucial role in the broadband industry by leveraging the strengths of both sectors to expand access to high-speed internet…

Seth Nguyen, Digital Scholar (Spring 2025)

Public-Private Partnerships: Vanderburgh County, Indiana, and AT&T

digital-scholars

partnerships

Public-private partnerships (PPPs) have been a key contributor to broadband accessibility across the nation. Particularly in Indiana, the PPP established between the…

Nimra Tariq, Digital Scholar (Spring 2025)

Bridging the Digital Divide: Spectrum’s Broadband Expansion in Florence County, SC

digital-scholars

partnerships

This case study highlights Spectrum’s ongoing efforts to expand broadband access in South Carolina through public-private partnerships. One of its most notable projects in…

Amina Cecunjanin-Music, Digital Scholar (Spring 2025)

Bridging the Gap between Technology and Seniors: OATS’ Senior Planet Platform

digital-scholars

adoption

Older Adults Technology Services (OATS), a nonprofit affiliated with the AARP, provides digital literacy training to senior citizens. Through its premier initiative known as…

Arianna Roberts, Digital Scholar (Spring 2025)

ACLP Releases Updated ARPA SLFRF Summary Workbook

funding

ARPA

A guide to the ACLP’s ARPA SLFRF Excel Workbook

Alex Karras, Phoebe Kamber

New ACLP Report: Public-Private Partnerships as a Proven Model for Broadband Deployment

policy

case-studies

Public-private partnerships (PPPs) have long been a cornerstone of U.S. infrastructure development. In the broadband context, they continue to play a central role in…

Michael Santorelli, Alex Karras

ACLP Weighs in on FCC Merger Review Processes

policy

Today, the ACLP submitted reply comments to the FCC in its proceeding examining the public interest benefits of the proposed merger of T-Mobile and U.S. Cellular. Those…

Michael Santorelli

Monitoring New York’s Municipal Infrastructure Program: Evaluating Round 1 Awards

funding

New-York

muni-broadband

ACLP analysis shows NY’s muni broadband grants are enabling vast overbuilding at a time when 95,000 NY households lack adequate internet access.

Michael Santorelli, Alex Karras

Unpacking Approved BEAD Volume 2s: Ohio

BEAD

funding

NTIA recently approved Ohio’s Initial Proposal Volume 2. The ACLP compared the final version with the version submitted by the state to NTIA for review last year. A redlined…

Michael Santorelli

Unpacking Approved BEAD Volume 2s: Texas

BEAD

funding

NTIA recently approved the Initial Proposal Volume 2 for the state of Texas. We compared the final version with the version submitted by the state to NTIA for review last…

Michael Santorelli

Unpacking Approved BEAD Volume 2s: Nebraska

BEAD

funding

NTIA recently approved Nebraska’s Initial Proposal Volume 2. The ACLP compared the final version with the version submitted by the state to NTIA for review last year. A…

Michael Santorelli

Unpacking Approved BEAD Volume 2s: Alabama

BEAD

funding

NTIA recently approved Alabama’s Initial Proposal Volume 2. The ACLP compared the final version with the pre-comment draft released by the state last year (it did not post…

Michael Santorelli

Unpacking Approved BEAD Volume 2s: Minnesota

BEAD

funding

NTIA recently approved Minnesota’s Initial Proposal Volume 2. The ACLP compared the final version with a cured version released by the state in July. A redlined comparison…

Michael Santorelli

Unpacking Approved BEAD Volume 2s: Arkansas

BEAD

funding

NTIA recently approved the Initial Proposal Volume 2 for Arkansas. The ACLP compared the final version with the cured version released by the state in April 2024. A redlined…

Michael Santorelli

Unpacking Approved BEAD Volume 2s: California

BEAD

funding

NTIA recently approved California’s Initial Proposal Volume 2. The ACLP compared the final version with the Proposed Final released in late August. Analysis of that draft…

Michael Santorelli

Unpacking Approved BEAD Volume 2s: South Carolina

BEAD

funding

NTIA recently approved South Carolina’s Initial Proposal Volume 2. After reviewing and comparing the final version of South Carolina’s BEAD Volume 2 with the last cured…

Michael Santorelli

Unpacking Approved BEAD Volume 2s: Florida

BEAD

funding

NTIA recently approved Florida’s Initial Proposal Volume 2. The ACLP compared the final version with the version submitted by the state to NTIA last fall. A redlined…

Michael Santorelli

Unpacking Approved BEAD Volume 2s: Idaho

BEAD

funding

NTIA recently approved Idaho’s Initial Proposal Volume 2. The ACLP compared the final version with the version submitted by the state to NTIA last fall. A redlined…

Michael Santorelli

Unpacking Approved BEAD Volume 2s: North Carolina

BEAD

funding

NTIA recently approved North Carolina’s Initial Proposal Volume 2. The ACLP compared the final version with the version submitted by the state to NTIA last fall. A redlined…

Michael Santorelli

Unpacking Approved BEAD Volume 2s: Iowa

BEAD

funding

NTIA recently approved Iowa’s Initial Proposal Volume 2. The ACLP compared the final version with the initial version the state released for public comment last fall (it did…

Michael Santorelli

Broadband Prices in Context

policy

adoption

Internet connectivity has become an essential service for nearly every American. For those households that subscribe to a broadband service, it is also a recurring monthly…

Alex Karras, Phoebe Kamber, Michael Santorelli

Unpacking Approved BEAD Volume 2s: New Jersey

BEAD

funding

NTIA recently approved New Jersey’s Initial Proposal Volume 2. The ACLP compared the final version with the version NJ submitted to NTIA last fall. A redlined comparison is…

Michael Santorelli

Unpacking Approved BEAD Volume 2s: Michigan

BEAD

funding

NTIA recently approved Michgan’s Initial Proposal Volume 2. The ACLP compared the final version with the initial pre-comment draft released by the state last fall (it did…

Michael Santorelli

Unpacking Approved BEAD Volume 2s: Mississippi

BEAD

funding

NTIA recently approved Mississippi’s Initial Proposal Volume 2. The ACLP compared the final version with the version MS submitted to NTIA last fall. A redlined comparison is…

Michael Santorelli

Unpacking Approved BEAD Volume 2s: New York

BEAD

funding

NTIA recently approved New York’s Initial Proposal Volume 2. The ACLP compared the final version with the draft submitted by the state to NTIA last fall. A redlined…

Michael Santorelli

Unpacking Approved BEAD Volume 2s: Wyoming

BEAD

funding

NTIA recently approved Wyoming’s Initial Proposal Volume 2. The ACLP compared the final version with the draft submitted by Wyoming to NTIA last fall. A redlined comparison…

Michael Santorelli

Unpacking Approved BEAD Volume 2s: Montana

BEAD

funding

NTIA recently approved Montana’s Initial Proposal Volume 2. The ACLP compared the final version with the draft initially submitted by Montana to NTIA last fall. A redlined…

Michael Santorelli

Unpacking Approved BEAD Volume 2s: Wisconsin

BEAD

funding

NTIA recently approved Wisconsin’s Initial Proposal Volume 2. The ACLP compared the final version with the pre-comment draft the state released last fall. A redlined…

Michael Santorelli

Unpacking Approved BEAD Volume 2s: Missouri

BEAD

funding

NTIA recently approved Missouri’s Initial Proposal Volume 2. The ACLP compared the final version with the cured draft that the state released in June (an analysis of changes…

Michael Santorelli

Unpacking Approved BEAD Volume 2s: New Mexico

BEAD

funding

NTIA recently approved New Mexico’s Initial Proposal Volume 2. The ACLP compared the final version with the pre-comment draft the state released last fall (it did not post…

Michael Santorelli

Unpacking Approved BEAD Volume 2s: Arizona

BEAD

funding

NTIA recently approved Arizona’s Initial Proposal Volume 2. The ACLP compared the final version with the pre-comment draft the state released last fall (it did not post the…

Michael Santorelli

Unpacking Approved BEAD Volume 2s: Oklahoma

BEAD

funding

NTIA recently approved Oklahoma’s Initial Proposal Volume 2. The ACLP compared the final version with the pre-comment draft the state released last fall (it did not post the…

Michael Santorelli

Unpacking Approved BEAD Volume 2s: Vermont

BEAD

funding

NTIA recently approved Vermont’s Initial Proposal Volume 2. The ACLP compared the final version with previous cured versions released by the state, the most recent of which…

Michael Santorelli

Unpacking Approved BEAD Volume 2s: Massachusetts

BEAD

funding

NTIA recently approved Masschusetts’s Initial Proposal Volume 2. The ACLP compared the final version with the initial pre-comment draft that the state released last fall (it…

Michael Santorelli

Unpacking Approved BEAD Volume 2s: Utah

BEAD

funding

NTIA recently approved Utah’s Initial Proposal Volume 2. The ACLP analyzed Utah’s approved BEAD Volume 2 by comparing it with the most recent cured version that the state…

Michael Santorelli

Unpacking Approved BEAD Volume 2s: Virginia

BEAD

funding

NTIA recently approved Virginia’s Initial Proposal Volume 2. The ACLP compared the final version with the second cured version that the state released a few months ago. A…

Michael Santorelli

Unpacking Approved BEAD Volume 2s: Hawaii

BEAD

funding

NTIA recently approved Hawaii’s BEAD Initial Proposal Volume 2 (V2). The ACLP has compared the final version with the version that the state submitted to NTIA in the fall. A…

Michael Santorelli

Unpacking Approved BEAD Volume 2s: Maryland

BEAD

funding

NTIA recently approved Maryland’s BEAD Initial Proposal Volume 2 (V2). The ACLP has compared the final version with the version that the state released for comment last fall…

Michael Santorelli

Unpacking Approved BEAD Volume 2s: Rhode Island

BEAD

funding

NTIA recently approved Rhode Island’s BEAD Initial Proposal Volume 2 (V2). The ACLP has compared the final version with the version that the state submitted to NTIA last…

Michael Santorelli

Unpacking Approved BEAD Volume 2s: Connecticut

BEAD

funding

NTIA recently approved Connecticut’s BEAD Initial Proposal Volume 2 (V2). The ACLP has compared the final version with the version that the state released for public comment…

Michael Santorelli

Unpacking Approved BEAD Volume 2s: Indiana

BEAD

funding

NTIA recently approved Indiana’s BEAD Initial Proposal Volume 2 (V2). The ACLP has compared the final version with the version that the state released for public comment…

Michael Santorelli

Unpacking Approved BEAD Volume 2s: Kentucky

BEAD

funding

NTIA recently approved Kentucky’s BEAD Initial Proposal Volume 2 (V2). The ACLP has compared the final version with the version that the state submitted to NTIA. A redlined…

Michael Santorelli

LUS Fiber Struggles to Shake Shadow of Corruption, Mismanagement

muni-broadband

Lafayette Utilities System (LUS) Fiber is a long-running broadband subsidiary of the municipal electric utility in Lafayette, LA. Largely by virtue of its size and time in…

Michael Santorelli, Alex Karras

Unpacking Approved BEAD Volume 2s: Maine

BEAD

funding

NTIA recently approved Maine’s BEAD Initial Proposal Volume 2 (V2). The ACLP has compared the final version with the “cured” version that the state released in March. A…

Michael Santorelli

A Different Take on the Great BEAD Rate Regulation Debate: Is NTIA Coercing the States?

BEAD

funding

policy

There has been much discussion and debate about whether certain elements of the BEAD program constitute “rate regulation.” Many stakeholders, including the ACLP, have argued…

Michael Santorelli

Unpacking Approved BEAD Volume 2s: Illinois

BEAD

funding

NTIA recently approved Illinois’s BEAD Initial Proposal Volume 2 (V2). The ACLP has compared the final version with the version that the state submitted to NTIA for review…

Michael Santorelli

Unpacking Approved BEAD Volume 2s: Oregon

BEAD

funding

NTIA recently approved Oregon’s BEAD Initial Proposal Volume 2 (V2). The ACLP has compared the final version with the version that the state submitted to NTIA for review in…

Michael Santorelli

Unpacking Approved BEAD Volume 2s: New Hampshire

BEAD

funding

NTIA recently approved New Hampshire’s BEAD Initial Proposal Volume 2 (V2). The ACLP has compared the final version with the version that the state released for public…

Michael Santorelli

Unpacking Approved BEAD Volume 2s: Colorado

BEAD

funding

NTIA recently approved Colorado’s BEAD Initial Proposal Volume 2 (V2). The ACLP has compared the final version with the version that the state released for public comment…

Michael Santorelli

BEAD Volume 1 – Trends & Observations

BEAD

funding

Late last week, NTIA indicated that, after long last, it had finally approved the last 3 BEAD Volume 1s (V1), endorsing plans submitted by Florida, Maryland, and Minnesota.…

Michael Santorelli

Unpacking Approved BEAD Volume 2s: Delaware

BEAD

funding

NTIA recently approved Delaware’s BEAD Initial Proposal Volume 2 (V2). The ACLP has compared the final version with the version that the state submitted to NTIA for review…

Michael Santorelli

Unpacking Approved BEAD Volume 2s: Washington

BEAD

funding

NTIA recently approved Washington’s BEAD Initial Proposal Volume 2 (V2). The ACLP has compared the final version with the version that the state submitted to NTIA for review…

Michael Santorelli

Unpacking Approved BEAD Volume 2s: West Virginia

BEAD

funding

NTIA recently approved West Virginia’s BEAD Initial Proposal Volume 2 (V2). The ACLP has compared the final version with the version that the state submitted to NTIA for…

Michael Santorelli

Unpacking Approved BEAD Volume 2s: Kansas

BEAD

funding

NTIA recently approved Kansas’s BEAD Initial Proposal Volume 2 (V2). The ACLP compared the final version with the previously released draft, which included curing edits from…

Michael Santorelli

ACLP Presentation During Broadband Communities Summit 2024

events

adoption

barriers

ACLP presents on Equity-Driven Broadband Planning in Served Communities.

Michael Santorelli

Unpacking Approved BEAD Volume 2s: Nevada

BEAD

funding

NTIA recently approved Nevada’s BEAD Initial Proposal Volume 2 (V2). The ACLP has compared the final version with the version that the state released for public comment last…

Michael Santorelli

ACLP Op-Ed in the Buffalo News

policy

muni-broadband

New-York

The ACLP has published an op-ed in the Buffalo News regarding the New York State Municipal Infrastructure Program (MIP). The op-ed urges the NY legislature and governor to…

Michael Santorelli

ACLP Supports Amending New York State Law to Close its Digital Divide

policy

New-York

Today the ACLP sent a letter to the New York State Legislature supporting a proposed amendment that would ensure that all available funding for broadband expansion targets…

Michael Santorelli

ACLP Releases Analysis of NTIA’s Flawed Framework for Vetting BEAD Subgrantees

funding

BEAD

The ACLP at New York Law School has released the latest installment in its “Navigating the BEAD Weeds” series. This analysis examines the tiered approach to vetting…

Michael Santorelli, Alex Karras

ACLP Releases Latest BEAD Analysis - Maximizing BEAD’s Reach

BEAD

funding

The ACLP has released the latest in its series focused on Navigating the BEAD Weeds: “Maximizing BEAD’s Reach.” The analysis is available online here.

Michael Santorelli, Alex Karras

ACLP Testimony & Questions Regarding New York State’s Municipal Infrastructure Program

policy

funding

muni-broadband

New-York

The ACLP testified before the New York State legislature regarding the state’s Municipal Infrastructure Program (MIP). Our testimony is available here.

Michael Santorelli

ACLP Releases Updated ARPA SLFRF Summary Workbook

funding

ARPA

A guide to the ACLP’s ARPA SLFRF Excel Workbook

Alex Karras, Phoebe Kamber

Net Neutrality - ACLP Files Comments in FCC Open Internet Docket

policy

The ACLP at New York Law School has filed comments in the FCC’s Open Internet docket regarding net nuetrality (WC Docket No 23-320).

Michael Santorelli, Alex Karras

ACLP Files Comments on Tennessee’s BEAD Initial Proposal Volume 2

funding

BEAD

The ACLP recently filed comments regarding Tennessee’s BEAD Initial Proposal Volume 2. The full comments are available here.

Michael Santorelli, Alex Karras

ACLP Files Comments on New York’s BEAD Initial Proposal Volume 2

funding

BEAD

New-York

The ACLP at New York Law School recently filed comments regarding New York’s BEAD Initial Proposal Volume 2. The comments are available here.

Michael Santorelli, Alex Karras

BEAD Project Areas Analysis

funding

BEAD

New-York

The ACLP at New York Law School has released an analysis of states’ proposals for setting the Project Areas that they will use as part of the BEAD grant process.

Michael Santorelli, Alex Karras

ACLP Releases ARPA SLFRF Summary Workbook

funding

ARPA

A guide to the ACLP’s ARPA SLFRF Excel Workbook

Alex Karras, Phoebe Kamber

NTIA Posts Conditional Waiver for BEAD Letter of Credit Requirements

BEAD

funding

NTIA provides alternatives to LoC requirements

ACLP Releases Profile of Broadband in New York

policy

funding

adoption

barriers

New-York

A summary of ACLP’s NY Broadband Connectivity Profile

Michael Santorelli, Alex Karras

ACLP Releases Forbes Piece Urging States to Avoid Rate Regulation via BEAD

BEAD

funding

policy

The ACLP has published a piece in Forbes urging states not to engage in broadband rate regulation as part of the BEAD process.

Michael Santorelli

GAO Reports that ~40% of ARPA SLFRF Remains Unallocated by States & Localities

funding

ARPA

Insight into unspent ARPA SLFRF funding

ACLP Releases Profile of Broadband in Tennessee

policy

funding

adoption

barriers

A summary of ACLP’s TN Broadband Connectivity Profile

Michael Santorelli, Alex Karras

NTIA Announces Official BEAD Allocations

BEAD

funding

$42.25 billion allocated among states and territories for broadband