Broadband Mapping and Data

Broadband Mapping and Data

Analysis: LEO Bids Average $886 Per Location in Tennessee BEAD Round

Fixed wireless requested $1,289 per location, fiber averaged $4,903

Michael Santorelli

Study Finds BEAD Locations Plummet After Rule Changes

Does Connecticut need any BEAD money?

Broadband Mapping and Data

States Report Few Valid Challenges Under BEAD’s Mapping Update

Fears of massive eligibility losses did not materialize

NTIA

Pew: Incomplete Federal Data Threatens Effectiveness of Broadband Deployment Programs

'Gaps in data collection can cause misallocation of public resources.'

Broadband Mapping and Data

NTIA Locks Additions to Broadband Maps Under BEAD

States may delete, but not add, BEAD-eligible locations

Broadband Mapping and Data

FCC Replaces Professional Engineer Regulation with Qualified Engineer Standard

Unanimous vote eases broadband data collection rules.

Broadband Mapping and Data

Bringing Ookla Speed Test Data to Bear on BEAD Program

To help state officials assess new entrants within a short time span, Ookla brings historical performance data to the table.

Expert Opinion

Garland McCoy: Make BEAD Deliver Where It Matters Most–Rural America

A rural-first approach would address the core equity and produce tangible, far-reaching benefits for all Americans.

BEAD

Expert: Some States Could See Decrease in BEAD Locations Because of Unlicensed Wireless

Broadband mapping expert found that in 11 states, more than 25 percent of likely BEAD-eligible locations could be taken off the map.

Broadband Mapping and Data

NTIA Releases Proposed Questions for 2025 Internet Use Survey

Agency drops four questions, rewords others

Expert Opinion

J. Randolph Luening: What Does Tech-Neutrality Mean for BEAD?

Technologies besides fiber often fail to meet Priority Broadband Project requirements, even as defined by the June 6 policy notice.

Broadband Mapping and Data

FCC Report: 94 Percent of Locations Have Broadband Access

Ookla speed test data shows rural residents still lag behind their urban counterparts in connectivity.

Broadband Mapping and Data

GAO Flags Gaps in Federal Broadband Coordination and Data Accuracy

Three years after GAO recommendations, federal broadband coordination remains fragmented.

Broadband Mapping and Data

FCC’s New Broadband Fabric Now Governs High-Cost Program Oversight

States, ISPs still struggling to challenge its accuracy

Expert Opinion

Rep. Louis Riggs: BEAD's Groundhog Day Moment

No reputable provider is going to propose serving areas that do not make sense with fiber.

BEAD Data

FCC’s Broadband Mapping Fabric Will Now Drive Other Agency Programs

FCC’s new mapping fabric will drive Rural Digital Opportunity Fund 'true-up'.