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 top broadband stories of 2019 involved a range of technologies and a range of key players. In no particular order, here’s our recap, with a look at what the big stories of 2019 will mean for 2020. Policymakers wake…
As much as 38% of rural locations in census blocks reported to have broadband available to them may, in reality, lack broadband, according to USTelecom. The organization, which represents broadband providers, undertook a pilot test earlier this year aimed at…
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…
Nearly one third (33%) of U.S. households do not have a broadband connection providing download speeds of 25 Mbps or faster, according to new research from NPD Group’s Connected Intelligence advisory service. The “vast majority” of households without broadband are…
Policymakers continued their assault on broadband map problems yesterday with the introduction of Senate Bill 1822, to be known as the “Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technological Availability” or Broadband DATA Act. The bill was sponsored by Senators Roger Wicker (R-MS),…
Early data from USTelecom’s broadband mapping pilot in Missouri and Virginia indicates the new methodology is working and is “superior to other [mapping] proposals,” according to a communication the company sent to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The US Telecom…
Word that the National Broadband Map needs fixing seems to have spread throughout the nation’s capital. The latest initiative aimed at addressing National Broadband Map problems comes from the U.S. Senate in the form of the Broadband Data Improvement Act…
The Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) has updated the interactive rural broadband CAF map originally made public in October. The map shows areas eligible for funding under the Connect America Fund (CAF) program, including those where broadband service already has…
As the Senate gets set for a hearing about broadband map problems, Microsoft offered its ideas about how to fix those problems in a blog post. Ideas include changing the questions that the FCC asks service providers on the form…
Broadband providers hope that the Broadband Mapping Initiative announced today will address problems with the National Broadband Map that have prevented policymakers from determining where broadband service is and is not available nationwide. The initiative, spearheaded by USTelecom – The…
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration has begun the process of updating the National Broadband Map, which has received considerable criticism in recent months. The agency said it would work with eight states – California, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina,…
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