National Telecommunications and Information Administration September 12, 2024 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is seeking comments and recommendations regarding the project entitled, "Local Estimates of internet Adoption" (Project LEIA). Project LEIA is a new joint project of NTIA and the United States Census Bureau (Census Bureau) to develop model-based estimates of internet adoption for smaller populations than would typically be possible using survey data alone. We request input about potential uses of these estimates. We are also seeking suggestions for potential future improvements to the initial experimental model, as well as what additional sub-state geographies, small populations, indicators, or methods should be considered as future directions for Project LEIA.