State and local governments have enacted different types of legislation aimed at improving broadband availability. Two unstudied policies of interest are: (1) “dig-once” policies requiring state-funded construction projects to notify local internet providers about the opportunity to bury...

This paper meshes 1.7 million housing transactions across three states (Iowa, Minnesota, and Texas) between 2015 and 2021 with data on broadband infrastructure to evaluate the impact of fiber broadband availability on home prices. This was a period of dramatic fiber growth in these states: prior...

The COVID-19 pandemic brought renewed attention to broadband, and the federal response included significant funding for this issue. The broadband policy landscape shifted from its traditional emphasis on providing infrastructure to also include subsidizing the costs associated with devices and...