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…
Service providers including Verizon and T-Mobile have exaggerated their fixed wireless access (FWA) coverage in rural areas, potentially preventing those areas from being eligible for funding in the $42.5 billion Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) program, according to a…
The FCC is encouraging state and local governments and broadband providers to file bulk challenges to the commission’s broadband serviceable location database by March 15. Bulk challenges received by that date are most likely to be addressed in time to…
Engineering firm Dewberry, in collaboration with mapping company Ecopia AI, Rasmuson Foundation and the State of Alaska, is working on a broadband map based on what Ecopia AI is calling “an accurate, up-to-date and complete map of every building, in…
Today is the date set by NTIA for challenges to be made to the National Broadband Map, which will be used to determine how much money goes to each state in the $42.5 billion BEAD rural broadband funding program. But,…
There’s a lot going on in broadband these days, so I’ll skip the intro and launch right into the top broadband news of 2022. In no particular order, the big stories include: Telcos’ Broadband Turnaround Now that telcos are more…
The FCC today released details about the data that service providers participating in the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) will have to file annually. Providers will have to report speed, latency, and bundle characteristics, as well as certain aggregated subscriber data….
The FCC released what it is calling a “pre-production draft” of the updated national broadband map today. In a press release, FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel called the draft map “the first step in a long-term effort to continuously improve our…
The State of New York has submitted a challenge to the FCC regarding the number of locations in the state that do not have broadband at speeds of at least 25 Mbps available to them. Determining the correct number will…
The next update of the FCC broadband map, expected in late November or early December, is likely to have a considerable number of errors, according to sources familiar with the broadband data collection initiative on which the map will be…
Service providers had until September 1 to submit broadband availability data into the FCC Broadband Data Collection system. FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel took the opportunity on Friday to highlight the commission’s efforts to update broadband availability information in a post…