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…
Twenty-seven states are expected to see larger allocations in the BEAD rural broadband funding program based on the updated FCC National Broadband Map in comparison with earlier estimates based on older data, according to a new analysis conducted by researchers…
The latest update to the FCC National Broadband Map is set to go live right about the time this post publishes – around noon ET today. In a blog post, FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel offered additional information about the update…
The next update to the FCC National Broadband Map will be released May 30, said FCC senior officials today on a webcall with reporters. The map will reflect availability data reported by providers as of December 31, 2022, as well…
The FCC has released what the agency is calling the Broadband Funding Map. The map shows where funding has been awarded through programs administered by the agency, as well as through programs administered by USDA, Treasury, and NTIA. The map…
NTIA clarified today that states are required to include a challenge process in the initial proposals for the BEAD rural broadband funding program that the states must file with the agency. The commission issued 36 pages of proposed guidance for…
Over the past few months, the FCC and NTIA have recommended filing dates for bulk challenges to the National Broadband Map, which is updated twice yearly. But stakeholders hadn’t seen similar guidance from either agency about individual challenges. Telecompetitor asked…
Since its initial release last year, the FCC National Broadband Map has faced criticism from a variety of fronts, with complaints ranging from missing locations to doubts about the accuracy of the broadband availability data. Most recently, a number of…
NTIA is in “close coordination” with the FCC regarding the update to the second version of the National Broadband Map, which will be used to determine state BEAD allocations, an NTIA spokesperson told Telecompetitor in late February. “We are working…
The FCC has “largely completed” work on the second version of the National Broadband Map, said FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel today. An FCC spokesperson confirmed that the update would be based on the location database updated as of late 2022…
States are making plans for awarding funding in the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) program, which has a total budget of $42.5 billion to cover some of the costs of deploying broadband in unserved rural areas. A key issue…
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