In a move to expand digital access and equity, the city of Homestead, Fla., has launched a “WiFi in the Parks” initiative.

The North Carolina Department of Information Technology’s Division of Broadband has launched the state’s Tech Resource Finder, a new website that provides more than 1,100 resources that help North Carolinians use the internet, find public computers and Wi-Fi, and access technical support and digital skills classes across the state.

Kansas is looking to invest $10.7 million to help organizations across the state expand access to public Wi-Fi service and connected devices.

The city of San Diego has started work to develop a Broadband Master Plan with the ultimate goal of addressing internet access and digital equity across the city.

The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) has selected Plenary Broadband Infrastructure (PBI) as the Operations, Maintenance and Commercialization (OMC) partner for the department’s upcoming broadband project.

The Oregon Broadband Office, through its Broadband Deployment Program, has announced it will award $133 million to support the construction and deployment of high-speed, reliable wired broadband internet service at more than 10,000 unserved locations in the state.  

Hawaii has received a $72 million grant from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s (NTIA) Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (TBCP).

St. Louis, Mo., is using Federal funding from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to install free WiFi in nine city parks.

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has awarded Connecticut more than $9 million in Federal funding to implement the state’s Connecticut: Everyone Connected digital equity plan.

Hawaiʻi has launched Digital Detectives, a new initiative that looks to map internet speeds across the state.