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2021 is well underway and the new leadership at the FCC is taking shape. While we don’t yet know who will fill the Chair on a permanent basis, the FCC under Acting Chairwoman Rosenworcel is proceeding without delay. On the Universal Service front, the principal activity surprisingly has as much to do with
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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has established a task force dedicated to improving its broadband data and mapping tools, officials announced at the group’s Open Commisson Meeting, according to a press release that described the work as “long overdue.”
The move was made by Acting FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel, who also named Jean Kiddoo as the chair of the effort, dubbed the Broadband Data Task Force. Rosenworcel also announced related senior staff members and gave an update on the FCC’s ongoing broadband data collection work.
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WASHINGTON The Federal Communications Commission Acting Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel today announced the establishment of a Task Force dedicated to implementing long-overdue improvements to the agency s broadband data and mapping tools. The Acting Chairwoman also named Jean Kiddoo as Chair of the new Broadband Data Task Force and announced other senior staff. The announcement, made at today s Open Commission Meeting, was accompanied by a staff update on the agency s current broadband data collection efforts. The Broadband Data Task Force will lead a cross-agency effort to collect detailed data and develop more precise maps about broadband availability, said Acting Chairwoman Rosenworcel. I thank Jean and her team for their willingness to take on this vitally important project.