Rosenworcel: FCC Data Collection Update Coming This Week

WASHINGTON, July 10, 2024 – The country’s top communications regulator is getting close to updating its broadband data collection methods and making a key decision about control of valuable spectrum for public safety organizations.

FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel said her agency is releasing an order this week aimed at improving data collection and verification for its broadband map, as well as planning to resolve an ongoing dispute over who should control the 4.9 gigahertz band “within the next several months.”