KE Y PR I O R I T I E SFO RBR O A D B A N DRE S E A R C HA N DDA T A Reportpreparedby NationalTelecommunicationsandInformationAdministrationNationalScienceFoundation J a n u a r y 2 0 1 7 ExecutiveSummary.............................................................................................................................1I.IntroductiontotheNationalBroadbandResearchAgenda............................................................3I.ABackground.......................................................................................................................................3I.A.1BroadbandOpportunityCouncilanditsReporttothePresident.....................................3I.A.2ObjectivesandPotentialBenefits.....................................................................................3I.BScopeoftheAgenda.........................................................................................................................4I.B.1StakeholderInputontheAgenda.....................................................................................4I.B.2KeySubjectAreas..............................................................................................................5I.B.3FrameworkUsedtoPrioritizeResearchAreasandDataRequirements...........................6II.KeyFindingsRegardingNBRAPriorities.........................................................................................7II.ABroadbandTechnology.....................................................................................................................7II.A.1EmergingBroadbandInfrastructureandSystems............................................................7II.A.2BroadbandInfrastructureResilienceandPublicSafety....................................................8II.A.3Next‐GenerationArchitectures.......................................................................................10II.A.4SecurityandPrivacy.........................................................................................................11II.BBroadbandDeploymentandInfrastructure...................................................................................12II.B.1BroadbandAvailabilityData:Technologies,Speeds,andProviders...............................13II.B.2Low‐CostSolutions..........................................................................................................14II.B.3FinancingApproachesforChallengingBusinessCases...................................................15II.B.4Public‐PrivatePartnerships.............................................................................................16II.B.5MarketEntryandExpansionBarriers..............................................................................17II.CBroadbandAdoptionandDigitalInclusion.....................................................................................18II.C.1DatasetsonBroadbandAdoption...................................................................................18II.C.2PrivacyandSecurityChallengestoAdoptionandMeaningfulUsage.............................19II.C.3ImpactsofPricing:KeyResearchandDataRequirements..............................................20II.C.4MeaningfulUsageandDigitalInclusion..........................................................................21II.C.5Enterprise/SmallBusiness:Access,Adoption,andSocioeconomicImpact....................22II.C.6InternetAccessforPrisoners:OpportunitiestoReduceRecidivismWhileManagingSecurityRisks...................................................................................................................23II.C.7VulnerablePopulationSegments....................................................................................25II.DSocioeconomicImpactsofBroadband...........................................................................................27II.D.1EconomicImpacts............................................................................................................28II.D.2BroadbandandEducation...............................................................................................29II.D.3BroadbandandWorkforceDevelopment.......................................................................30II.D.4BroadbandandHealthcare..............................................................................................31II.D.5OtherImpacts..................................................................................................................32III.FederalSupportOpportunitiesandNextSteps.............................................................................35III.AOpportunitiesforContinuedFederalEngagement........................................................................35III.A.1EvaluatingPolicyandProgramImpact............................................................................35III.A.2StandardizingTerminology..............................................................................................36III.A.3SharingFederalBroadbandDataandResearch.............