FCC Urged to Include Crowdsourced Data in Broadband Maps

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9, 2024 – With billions in federal broadband funding at stake, Ookla is calling on the Federal Communications Commission to get serious about real-time data, warning that outdated maps could misdirect funds away from communities who need it most.

Ookla, known for its widely-used internet Speedtest platform, called on the FCC on Monday to supplement its Broadband Data Collection process with real-time crowdsourced data from users’ speed tests.

In its comments, the company argued that BDC data, while valuable, was often outdated and incomplete by the time of publication, leading to misleading representations of broadband coverage across the country.