The digital divide in the US is a significant issue, with rural areas facing slow, unreliable, and often costly internet connections. The Federal Universal Service High-Cost Program (Connect America Fund) was established to combat this issue, providing subsidies for rural broadband development and making it more cost-effective for telecommunications firms to bring affordable services to underserved areas. A map highlighting areas with less than 15% of households using broadband speed has been published by Microsoft, while The Center on Rural Innovation and the FCC have also provided insights into the lack of broadband availability in school districts across the US. The Connect America Fund's dataset provides detailed information on broadband deployment, including address coordinates, carrier names, deployment years, and minimum speeds available, allowing users to view the map and access this data through various filters and tools.