2021年美国国家电信管理局宽带接入报告

December 2021 Report Introduction03Part 1 | The Office of Internet Connectivity & Growth05The Office of Internet Connectivity & Growth Overview06Fund Broadband Infrastructure and Digital Inclusion Efforts08Leverage Data for Decision Making10Facilitate Interagency, State, Tribal, and Private SectorCoordination12Build Capacity of Communities14Part 2 | Tracking Federal Broadband Investments15Report Methodology16Findings20The Path Forward45 Report Introduction The Biden-Harris Administration is committed to closing the digital divide in the United States. Millionsof Americans lack access to the infrastructure, skills, or tools needed to take full advantage ofbroadband and maximize the benefits that it offers for communities. Passed as part of theConsolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, the ACCESS BROADBAND Act established the Office ofInternet Connectivity and Growth (OICG) within the National Telecommunications and InformationAdministration (NTIA), an agency within the Department of Commerce.1The Act calls for OICG toengage in outreach and assistance for state, local, and tribal entities; track spending on federalbroadband support programs and Universal Service Fund (USF) programs; streamline the applicationsprocess for financial assistance or grants for such programs; and coordinate with other agencies toenhance efficiency and minimize duplication of federal broadband support. The 2021 ACCESS BROADBAND Report is the first annual report prepared under this mandate. OICGengaged partners across the federal government to lay the foundation for future editions of thereport, including the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the White House’s National EconomicCouncil (NEC), and also partners with federal broadband support programs. The 2021 report serves asa baseline of current capabilities and challenges associated with tracking available data acrossprograms. The 2021 ACCESS BROADBAND Report is broken into two parts: Part 1 of this report outlines the annual impact of the newly created OICG. It coversthe office’s mission and work in 2021 across the following core responsibilities: Part 1 The Office ofInternetConnectivity& Growth •Fund Broadband Infrastructure & Digital Inclusion Efforts•Leverage Data for Decision Making•Facilitate Interagency, State, Tribal, and Private Sector Coordination•Build Capacity of Communities Part 2 of the report shares an update on OICG’s work to track the impact of broadbandinvestments across the federal government. It includes the following sections: Part 2 TrackingFederalBroadbandInvestments •Report Methodology.This section introduces the methodology to track federalinvestments, including a logic model to guide data collection and analysis this yearand in future years of the report. •Findings. This section summarizes the reported Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 federalfunding landscape, the current state of measuring connection, and challengesassociated with federal broadband program data collection, analysis, and reporting.The report findings in Part 2 are only focused on 2020, and 2021 and 2022programs will be assessed in future reports.•The Path Forward.This section provides recommendations for how to supporttracking federal broadband investments in future years. Legislative Excerpt from the ACCESS BROADBAND Act | Annual Report Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every year thereafter, theOffice shall make public on the website of the Office and submit to the Committee on Energyand Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, andTransportation of the Senate a report on the following: •A description of thework of the Office for the previous year and the number ofresidents of the United States that received broadbandas result of Federal broadbandsupport programs and the Universal Service Fund Programs. •A description ofhow many residents of the United States were provided broadbandbywhich universal service mechanism or which Federal broadband support program. •Anestimate of the economic impactof such broadband deployment efforts on localeconomies, including any effect on small businesses or jobs. PART 1: The Office of InternetConnectivity & Growth The Office of Internet Connectivity & GrowthOverview NTIA established the Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth in July 2021, as directed by the ACCESSBROADBAND Act. OICG is charged with coordinating a whole-of-government approach to ensure thatall Americans can access high-speed, affordable, and reliable Internet, and will carry forward NTIA’scommitment to closing the digital divide. The office will oversee broadband-related activities andcoordinate with other organizations that invest in broadband and digital inclusion, including federalagencies, states, tribal nations, and the private sector. NTIA also established the Office of Minority Broadband Initiatives (OMBI) in July 2021. Establishedwithin OICG, OMBI seeks to expand access to broadband and