Funding
Association Urges FCC to Wait for BEAD Allocation Before 5G Fund Auction
Stakeholders are pushing for the 5G Fund auction to be postponed until after all BEAD subgrantee awards are finalized.
Funding
Stakeholders are pushing for the 5G Fund auction to be postponed until after all BEAD subgrantee awards are finalized.
Digital Inclusion
Advocates propose merging digital discrimination reporting requirements with existing Broadband Data Collection.
Broadband Mapping and Data
A leaked email from a company exec revealed that the false data was a deliberate attempt to prevent competitors from accessing government grants earmarked for broadband expansion in the region.
Funding
Stakeholders are pushing for adjustments to the 5G Fund as the FCC proposes a $9 billion revival.
BEAD
Only a single public institution provided feedback on ways the FCC’s broadband data collection initiative could be improved.
Rural
The task force, mandated by the 2018 Farm Bill, pushed both the FCC and USDA on mapping and subsidies.
Broadband Mapping & Data
The commission would increase its standard to 100 * 20 Mbps.
Comments on the $1.5B fund are due January 27, 2023.
Broadband Mapping & Data
The BEAD timeline looms large for many who worry that two months is insufficient time to correct the map.
Broadband Mapping & Data
Critics said that no one knows how thoroughly the map’s inaccuracies can be corrected before BEAD allocations must be made.
Broadband Mapping & Data
Some third parties are wondering about the terms on which they will be able to access the FCC’s mapping fabric.
Broadband Mapping & Data
Crowdsourced and bulk data are subject to a challenge process that has successfully eliminated crowdsourced data in the past.
Thursday is the deadline for providers to file their broadband availability data for FCC maps in the Broadband Data Collection.
Broadband Mapping & Data
Service providers must submit their data by early autumn to be included in the agency’s upcoming national broadband map.
WISP
WISPA holds first trade show in two years, which touched upon broadband infrastructure, mapping, spectrum and other topics.
States
September 21 – When it comes to broadband, the state of Maine is doing a lot with a little in order to keep a big promise.