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Data-Driven Broadband Policymaking: Bridging the Data Gaps for Effective Policymaking with BQT

Co-sponsored talk by the PEW Broadband Access Initiative & the Quello Center with Laasya Koduru, PhD Student at UC Santa Barbra Thursday, December 11, 2025, 2-3 PM EST Via Zoom | Please Register HERE Effective broadband policy depends on accurate, granular data on service availability, speeds, and prices—yet existing datasets are often self-reported, inconsistent, and insufficient for evaluating affordability or targeting public investments. This talk will introduce the Broadband-Plan Querying Tool (BQT), which independently collects advertised broadband plans directly from ISP websites at street-address resolution to provide a more reliable evidence base. It will show how BQT enabled audits of the FCC’s […]