SHLB is committed to being the neutral, data-driven authority on Community Anchor Institution (CAI) broadband policy issues through its research and publications.
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February 2024 Memo for libraries wanting to file a BEAD challenge
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September 2023 SHLB State BEAD Recommendations |
September 2023 What is a CAI? |
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August 2022
The "To and Through" Opportunity: An Economic Analysis of Options to Extend Affordable Broadband to Students and Households via Anchor Institutions
OTI Case Studies
Raul Katz Economic Study
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September 2021
USForward: FCC Must Reform USF Contributions Now - An Analysis of the Options
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March 2021
Why Didn't the CARES Act Close the Digital Divide?
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December 2019
Examining Kansas City’s Progress in Addressing the Digital Divide
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June 2019
The Economic Benefits of Keeping the 'E' in EBS
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February 2018
To and Through Anchors: A Strategy to Connect Rural Communities
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February 2018
A Model for Understanding the Cost to Connect Anchor Institutions with Fiber
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July 2016
Connecting Anchor Institutions: A Broadband Action Plan
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October 2014
A Model for Understanding the Cost to Connect Schools and Libraries with Fiber
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April 2012
Anchor Institutions Help Secure Broadband's Promise