FCC Chair Rosenworcel launches broadband mapping task force
The head of the new task force warns it could take until next year to fix the FCC s flawed maps. Listen - 03:56
Acting FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced at her first meeting as head of the agency a new task force to improve the FCC s broadband maps. Rosenworcel, who previously served as an FCC commissioner, has criticized the agency s data collection process for years in testimony to Congress. Jonathan Newton-Pool/Getty Images This story is part of Crossing the Broadband Divide, CNET s coverage of how the country is working toward making broadband access universal.
POLITICO
Get the Morning Tech newsletter
Email
Sign Up
By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Presented by Coalition for App Fairness
With help from Cristiano Lima and John Hendel
Editor’s Note: Morning Tech is a free version of POLITICO Pro Technology s morning newsletter, which is delivered to our subscribers each morning at 6 a.m. The POLITICO Pro platform combines the news you need with tools you can use to take action on the day’s biggest stories.
Federal Grant Funds Internet for Thousands in North Carolina
Thanks to new funding from the Federal Communications Commission, 5,732 customers in Haywood County, N.C., will be among those newly receiving broadband services in certain regions of the state. by Vicki Hyatt, The Mountaineer / February 18, 2021 Shutterstock/Jer123
Federal Communications Commission, 5,732 customers in
Haywood County will be among those receiving broadband services in
North Carolina.
Rural Digital Opportunity Fund that will serve 5,479 customers in
Haywood, while The federal grants coming to
North Carolina amount to a total of $166 million, said N.C. Sen.
Kevin Corbin
, a Republican who represents counties from
Haywood west.
Using video conferencing technology that’s become all too familiar for many Alachua County residents, Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Gainesville, on Wednesday discussed with about a dozen county and municipality leaders plans to expand high-speed broadband services to the county’s rural areas.
“My hope is that we have this conversation on a regular basis as we work to increase broadband throughout the county,” she said at the virtual roundtable.
A lack of internet access, especially in rural parts of the county in Hawthorne, High Springs, Newberry, Waldo and unincorporated areas, impacts at least 36,000 residents, according to data from the Federal Communications Commission.
FCC Chair Rosenworcel launches broadband mapping task force msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.