Even the best municipal government can't possibly predict when and where there might be problems. In those cases, it needs to rely on the people to report their city-related issues before the city can solve Worcester's woes.

The WRRB's Broadband Explorer is an interactive tool to show broadband status and other selected data on a Census Tract by Census Tract basis (or Zip Code if only available) for households in Auburn, Boylston, Grafton, Holden, Leicester, Millbury, Paxton, Shrewsbury, West Boylston, and Worcester.

Learn about the State's $50 million Broadband Innovation Fund and new programs on Digital Equity Partnerships and Municipal Digital Equity Planning.

This document expands on that report, by looking at three years of data, examining internet connection speed, and WPS student access.

August 13, 2020 / 4:00 - 5:00PM. The Worcester Regional Research Bureau released Broadening Broadband: Considering Municipal Ownership as a Solution to Worcester’s Internet Challenges earlier in July.

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced community leaders, in Worcester and across the country, to look at existing systems in new ways – education, retail businesses, telecommuting and other mainstays have been reevaluated in the face of social distancing and quarantines. One system at the heart of many ongoing and proposed changes is internet service.

As technology advances ever further into our lives, the amount of data available for both private and public use is staggering. Metadata from smartphones, credit cards, sensors, and infrastructure can be used to assess conditions and offer solutions to public challenges and goals.

The Research Bureau is pleased to present its latest report: Tracking City Equipment: How Expanded GPS Monitoring Could Benefit Worcester.

Analyzes the City of Worcester's cable contract with Charter Communications and examines cable licenses in 14 other cities.

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