Speed up Broadband Expansion in Your Community
The Broadband Resource Rail provides community planners and local governments with easy access to speed test tools, block group data, and more.
![Map showing the digital divide index overlayed with maximum download speed by block around Houston, Texas](https://broadband.datahubs.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/digital-divide-index-houston-opt.jpg)
The Broadband Issue
There is wide inequity in access to broadband internet across the nation. Current broadband expansion funding models rely on data that over-represent broadband access and often leave underserved areas ineligible for funds. The result is a growing digital divide – a widening disparity in broadband access within and between populations.
![Map of speed test results around Camden County, Missouri](https://broadband.datahubs.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/speed-test-results-camden-co-mo-opt.jpg)