Industry Wants More Changes to FCC’s Broadband Data Collection
A rift persists over how providers should get coverage areas restored to the FCC’s broadband map
WASHINGTON, August 26, 2026 – Telecom trade groups agree on plenty in a new round of filings at the Federal Communications Commission over how the agency should reduce burdens in its broadband mapping program.
But they’re sharply divided on a more consequential question: Once a carrier’s coverage claim gets knocked off the National Broadband Map, how hard should it have to work to get it back on?
