Rural Electric Co-ops, Other ISPs Ask FCC to Verify Reported Coverage Data

WASHINGTON, July 3, 2024 – Rural electric cooperatives and broadband internet service providers want the Federal Communications Commission to do a better job of verifying the service availability data it collects as part of its mapping process.

Under the 2020 Broadband DATA Act, the FCC has to maintain a map composed of data on every home and business where broadband could be installed and what internet service those locations have access to. The FCC has to update the map twice annually with provider-reported data.