Broadband access is increasingly recognized as essential infrastructure in today’s economy, with the ability to connect residents and businesses to economic opportunities nationwide, even in remote rural areas.
Resources
Looking for a toolkit to inform your rural digital economy ecosystem strategies? Hoping to better visualize the challenges facing rural communities? Explore our evolving library of resources.
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Geography often becomes a barrier for workers in rural America, particularly those of younger generations, as they feel driven to leave their communities to progress in their careers
The Rural Aperture Project is a multi-story series funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Thrive Rural initiative that uses data to shift the national conversation about racial and economic equity in rural places.
Members of CORI's broadband and research teams present the new Broadband Climate Risk Mitigation Tool during a webinar for the National Broadband Resource Hub held on Aug. 31, 2023.
Welcome to the Broadband Climate Risk Mitigation Tool, a web application designed to help communities and organizations make informed decisions about broadband deployment while considering natural hazard risks.
Research and recommendations for public sector officials and broadband builders considering natural hazard risks to existing broadband networks and upcoming broadband infrastructure deployments