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…
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Next Update of FCC Broadband Map Likely Won’t be a Moment to Celebrate
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…
Rosenworcel: First Draft of FCC Updated Broadband Map Expected in November
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…
All 50 States Want in on BEAD Rural Broadband Planning Funds
All 50 states and all U.S. territories have submitted applications for planning funds for the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) program, which is the first step in making $42.5 billion in funding available to cover some of costs of…
Iowa Releases Broadband Map, Opens Challenge Window
The Department of Management Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) of the state of Iowa has published the fifth version of the state’s Broadband Availability Map. A month-long “challenge window” to enable various parties to comment on whether the…
FCC Chair Wants Faster FCC Broadband Speed Definition
FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel is circulating a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) that would begin the commission’s annual analysis of the state of U.S. broadband. It proposes that the broadband speed definition be increased and recommends an even more ambitious longer…
Who Needs the FCC? Microsoft Moves on Broadband Maps
Microsoft has unveiled what it calls a Digital Equity Data Dashboard that the company hopes will help in directing broadband funding to the right places. As a blog post from Vickie Robinson, general manager of the Microsoft Airband initiative explains,…
All 50 States on Board for BEAD, Digital Equity Broadband Funding Programs
All 50 states have submitted letters of intent to participate in the $42.5 billion Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) funding program and to participate in the State Digital Equity Planning Grant Program, which has a budget of approximately $1.5…
FCC Proposes Rules for Affordable Connectivity Plan (ACP) Price and Subscribership Data
The FCC this week adopted a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) seeking input on proposed rules for collecting price and subscribership information for the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP). The program pays part or all of the cost of broadband service…
Federal Agencies to Share Broadband Deployment Data
Four federal agencies have agreed to a broad data sharing agreement under which they will collaborate on collection and reporting and share information on broadband deployment. The “covered agencies” in the “Memorandum of Understanding Regarding Information Sharing” are the FCC,…
States Will Soon Have Big Broadband Funding Responsibility; BEAD Playbook Offers Advice
State governments will soon have a big responsibility that will impact the availability of broadband in their states. The BEAD program included in the infrastructure bill adopted late last year makes $42.5 billion available for broadband deployments and gives state…
