Broadband Mapping and Data
Vermont Launches Statewide Internet Speed Check
A state-administered tool provides ground truth data that better pinpoints where investments ought to be made
Broadband Mapping and Data
Accurate broadband mapping and data has been central to America's broadband buildout.
Broadband Mapping and Data
Two State Broadband Rankings Tell Different Stories
Access to lower-priced plans helped explain why the rankings differed
Broadband Mapping and Data
How to Measure the Best and Worst States for Broadband?
Authors of the BroadbandNow and Ookla reports join Broadband Breakfast Live Online on Wednesday
BEAD
Vernonburg Estimates 900K Remaining BEAD Locations, $5.3 Billion in Extra Deployment Costs
An ACLP analysis found that in 69 percent of BEAD project areas, broadband networks had already been built out to 20 percent of locations
Broadband Mapping and Data
After Competitive Summer, Broadband Prices Ticking Up: MoffettNathanson
Analysts from MoffettNathanson and TD Cowen were skeptical Meta’s Muse posed a threat to ISPs
Broadband Live
Broadband Breakfast on October 21, 2026: Best and Worst States for Broadband in 2026
This BroadbandLive will examine what is driving those differences, what the strongest markets are doing differently, and where there is still room for improvement.
BEAD
About 1 Million BEAD-Eligible Locations Remain, Researchers Say
Tentative NTIA estimates appear to target about half those locations
Broadband Mapping and Data
GAO Wants Easier Coverage Challenges at FCC, More Detail on Long-term BEAD Monitoring
USDA officials said a $4.6 billion telecom loan program was largely unallocated, but they expected more interest as grant funding dried up
Broadband Mapping and Data
FCC’s Streamlined Broadband Label Rules Take Effect September 14
One of its more consequential provisions of the order was delayed indefinitely.
Broadband Mapping and Data
Fixed Wireless Faster in Urban Areas: Ookla
T-Mobile posted the fastest fixed wireless speeds of the three national carriers
Broadband Mapping and Data
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
Expert Opinion
Bob Bartz: The Broadband Map Is Getting Better. Here’s What Still Needs to Change
Faster provider reporting and engineering field data would make FCC broadband maps more accurate, and that matters for investment decisions well beyond BEAD.
Broadband Mapping and Data
FCC Pleased With Pace of Broadband Deployments
The agency's 706 report did not include analysis of broadband affordability or adoption
Broadband Mapping and Data
BEAD Projects Could Require 86,000 Permits Nationwide, Analysts Say
ACLP researchers said that was likely an undercount
Broadband Mapping and Data
Federal Broadband Funding Is Expanding Coverage and Competition
New CostQuest analysis found federally funded areas are increasingly served by multiple providers
BEAD
Senate Commerce Clears Bill Requiring BEAD Project Dashboard
NTIA would have to publish states’ semiannual reports
