Summary
Access to reliable broadband Internet shapes who can participate fully in modern life, from schoolwork to healthcare to job opportunities. Yet understanding where reliable Internet is actually available turns out to be surprisingly hard: directly measuring every community is too expensive and slow to do at national scale. This project develops techniques for learning the patterns behind where and how Internet service providers build their networks, making it possible to estimate where reliable Internet is available, identify gaps, and support efforts to ensure public money intended to connect