FCC Imposes $10,000 Fine on ISP for False Broadband Claims
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.
WASHINGTON, March 28, 2024 – An internet service provider has been fined $10,000 for lying to the Federal Communications Commission about where it offers broadband service in an effort to block its competitors from receiving government grants.
Jefferson County Cable, based in Toronto, Ohio, admitted to making false claims of providing fiber service in locations that it had not yet expanded to. A company executive also confessed to submitting the inaccurate coverage data to prevent other ISPs from obtaining federal and state subsidies to serve the region.
