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WRITING BROADBAND ACTION AND DIGITAL EQUITY PLANS 36 Worksheet #9: Community Anchor Institution Service Inventory Community Anchor Institutions (CAIs) are defined by the FCC to include such entities as schools, libraries, hospitals and other medical providers, public safety entities, institutions of higher education, and community support organizations that facilitate greater use of broadband by vulnerable populations, including low-in- come, the unemployed, and the aged. Broadband needs assessment and planning for CAIs is one of the most critical steps that your BAT can take to improve broadband connectivity and promote economic growth in your region. Conducting an inventory of the locations and speeds of the existing broadband services for CAIs – and identifying the gaps in broadband coverage – can help attract new funding and target investments to the areas with the most need. Conducting an inventory among all CAIs can also facilitate meaningful partner- ships and strategies to ensure that your entire community has adequate broadband connectivity. Your team can use the Google Form titled, “Community Anchor Institution Survey” found in your team’s Goo- gle Drive folder (reach out to your regional coordinator for access) to send out to your local CAI’s to gather this data. If these groups are unable to fill out the Google Form you can manually record their responses and upload them into your team’s Community Anchor Institution Google Drive Folder and corresponding spreadsheet. Consider these institutions: Tribes and Gov. Agencies Community Support Orgs Public Housing Healthcare - Hospitals Healthcare - Clinics Healthcare - Community Libraries Public Safety - Fire Public Safety - Police Education - K-12 Education - Higher Ed Education - Technical Institution Contact Current Speeds Current Provider