How bad is FCC broadband availability data? Researchers at BroadbandNow estimate that at least 20.7 million people considered to have broadband available to them can’t get service. The total unserved population nationwide is at least 42 million – about twice…
The FCC took the next step today toward establishing the $20.4 billion Rural Digital Opportunity Fund by adopting a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that outlines the parameters for that fund. The fund would cover some of the costs of…
Microsoft has joined a growing chorus of critics of FCC broadband availability data. The company’s concerns came to light as part of an update about the company’s Airband rural broadband initiative provided by Microsoft President Brad Smith, who also said…
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has joined a growing number of entities that have criticized the data that the FCC uses to determine where broadband is available. The FCC broadband availability data critique came in the form of a 50+…
The FCC has vastly overestimated rural broadband availability, according to a new report from the Center for Rural Affairs. The commission has been relying on Form 477 data in gauging where broadband is available for purposes of the Connect America…
Canada is going in a somewhat different direction from the U.S. when it comes to broadband mapping. The Canadian government has awarded a contract to create a broadband map to a company that uses artificial intelligence to mine numerous geospatial…
The NTIA is seeking input on implementing three broadband funding programs that were established in the infrastructure bill signed into law in November. In a 14-page request for comment (RFC), NTIA asks for input on 36 questions pertaining to the…
Two more states and two U.S. territories are now participating in the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) National Broadband Availability Map (NBAM) project. Joining the project are Nevada, Louisiana, American Samoa and Puerto Rico, bringing the total of state…
The federal government is making an unprecedented amount of funding available for broadband deployments but still doesn’t know where broadband is and isn’t available. And according to broadband mapping experts on a webcast yesterday, we are unlikely to have an…
More than half of rural residents (55.4%) served by broadband service provider members of NTCA—The Rural Broadband Association have gigabit speed service available to them and more than three quarters can get 100 Mbps service, according to a new NTCA…
Hoboken, NJ; Dec. 8, 2021 – OpenVault, a market-leading source of revenue and network improvement solutions and data-driven actionable insights for the broadband industry, today announced a massive technology, market and business expansion with its acquisition of VelociData, Inc. The acquisition will…
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