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Congress passed the Broadband DATA Act in 2020, directing the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to collect more granular data regarding broadband service availability in order to...

Congress passed the Broadband DATA Act in 2020, directing the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to collect more granular data regarding broadband service...

The FCC completed its first BDC on September 1, 2022. The Commission is now accepting and evaluating bulk challenges to the FCC’s Broadband Serviceable Location Fabric Fabric, which serves as the foundation for the FCC’s upcoming broadband data map.

Plus, the FCC has launched a new help center with tutorials for broadband data collection; a new USDR report details experience of applying for child-care benefits; Minnesota to invest $200 million in rural broadband; and more.

With over $40 billion in funding hanging in the balance, accurate new maps are the key to achieving the goal of broadband Internet for all.

The Federal Communications Commission has provided details to state, local and tribal entities on how to submit broadband coverage data as the agency kicks into high gear its effort to produce new maps of high-speed service across the country.

Getting Connected to Broadband In today’s world, it is critical that families and businesses across the country have access to broadband. As work, education, healthcare, and many other activities have moved online, broadband is no longer nice to have. It’s need to have for everyone. In order to better determine where high speed internet services are currently unavailable, we need precise, accurate, and up-to-date broadband mapping data. The FCC’s Broadband Data Task Force is developing th...

The US FCC notes that data collected by its speed test app will help create a more granular internet speed map and close the digital divide.

Thu, Apr 1st 2021 6:31am — Karl Bode One consistent point of pride for the Trump FCC, like many Trump agencies, was its active disdain for real world data. It didnt matter how much data showed that US broadband was expensive and spotty due to monopolization (and theres a lot of data clearly proving that point), the Trump FCC didnt care. It didnt matter that surveys showed that net neutrality was popular among consumers. Guys like Ajit Pai believed that the US broadband sector was perfectly...

What is the digital divide? The pandemic brought the digital divide to the forefront – and made it all the more urgent to fix. Image: bob al-greene 2021-03-09 11:00:00 UTC Moving forward requires focus. Mashables Social Good Series is dedicated to exploring pathways to a greater good, spotlighting issues that are essential to making the world a better place. Working from "home" in a parking lot. Job interviews on laggy Zoom calls. Students trying to log onto class from a cell phone. F...