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…
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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…
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…
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,…
FCC Broadband Data Collection System Opens Today
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…
With Deadline of 9/1, FCC Plans Broadband Data Collection Webinar on 6/29
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…
FCC Launches Broadband Data Collection Help Center
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…
More Accurate Broadband Map Draws Closer: Providers Can Enter Broadband Availability Data into Preliminary Location Fabric
A preliminary version of the broadband serviceable location fabric is now available, and the FCC encourages broadband providers to begin inputting broadband availability data into it. It’s an important step in creating a more accurate broadband map, which in turn…
Key Broadband Map Contract Finalized for Broadband Serviceable Location Fabric
CostQuest Associates said today that it has officially been contracted to provide broadband location data needed to update the National Broadband Map. The FCC selected the company months ago but the contract award was delayed because LightBox, another company that…
FCC Moves on New National Broadband Map, Carrier Broadband Availability Data Due 9/1
In a public notice released yesterday, the FCC has established September 1, 2022 as the deadline for service providers to submit broadband availability data for inclusion in the long awaited update to the national broadband map. The schedule calls for…
Canada Selects Broadband Map Vendor
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…
NTIA Broadband Map Project Now Has 40 State Participants
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…
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