The FCC Broadband Data Collection System became operational today, paving the way for the U.S. to have more accurate broadband availability information, something the country has sorely lacked for years. Broadband network operators can begin entering data into the system…
The FCC’s Broadband Data Task Force will hold a webinar on Wednesday, June 29, at 2 PM ET to provide information and preview the Broadband Data Collection (BDC) system for organizations mandated with submitting data during the filing window that…
The FCC is offering an online help center that includes tutorials and other resources to help Internet service providers as they prepare to submit broadband availability data into the new broadband data collection system developed for that purpose. The filing…
Consumers now have the opportunity to tell the FCC about the quality of their broadband connections, or lack thereof. The commission created an online form where people can “share their broadband experience” as part of a broader effort to update…
The FCC today adopted new procedures for collecting broadband availability information from network operators. The new FCC broadband data collection rules aim to address long-standing problems with the commission’s current broadband data and inaccurate broadband maps. But according to FCC…
The FCC yesterday adopted additional rules for the Digital Opportunity Data Collection with the goal of gaining more accurate broadband availability data. It’s an important move, as several planned government broadband funding initiatives will not move forward until more accurate…
The FCC has adopted an order raising the target speed for the A-CAM rural broadband funding program. In a fact sheet, the commission used the term “Enhanced A-CAM” for the new program. The previous target speed was 25/3 Mbps. The…
Artificial intelligence potentially could be used to improve broadband maps, said AI experts at a workshop hosted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the U.S. National Science Foundation (USNSF) yesterday. Despite the inevitable challenges that AI brings to the…
The FCC Broadband Data Collection System has begun accepting broadband availability data that will be used to create the next National Broadband Map. Providers have until September 1 to submit data detailing broadband availability as of June 30. “We encourage…
Both Maryland senators and seven of state’s eight members of Congress sent a letter to FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel last week asking for more time to file challenges to the current version of the commission’s National Broadband Map. According to…
The FCC’s update of the National Broadband Map has received considerable criticism. And some of that criticism has been leveled at CostQuest, the contractor that created the database of broadband serviceable locations nationwide that is a key underpinning of the…