Broadband Mapping and Data

Broadband Mapping and Data

Broadband Nutrition Labels Should Be Everywhere Now

Larger ISPs had to display labels with their plans in April.

Broadband Mapping and Data

FCC Urged to Include Crowdsourced Data in Broadband Maps

Ookla, rural advocates push for 'real-world' speed test data.

Broadband Mapping and Data

FCC Urged to Improve Approach to Collecting Broadband Data

Stakeholders pushed for better data and stricter standards.

Broadband Mapping and Data

Ookla Names Connecticut, North Dakota As Top Performing Broadband States

Speed data showed that performance was far from equal across the board.

Broadband Mapping and Data

Rural Electric Co-ops Want Broadband Data Fixed by FCC Before BEAD

NRECA pushing for consumer-driven speed tests to improve FCC broadband data.

Broadband Mapping and Data

Data, Competition and Affordability Key to Expanding Broadband

Key recent developments include FCC fines on nine ISP, the annual 706 Report and a pending deadline for the FCC's broadband labels program.

North Carolina

North Carolina Launches Program to Prequalify BEAD Awards

Pre-qualification is strongly encouraged, and is designed to streamline the application process for BEAD.

Rural

Lumen Facing Penalties in Wake of RDOF Defaults

The company defaulted on auction-won locations in three states

Broadband Mapping and Data

Bandwidth Hogs Putting Strain on Cable Networks

Power users are on the rise, with 1-in-5 projected to use over 1TB monthly by year end.

Broadband Mapping and Data

FCC Cracks Down on ISPs For Not Filing Broadband Data

National Telecom failed to submit broadband data three times in two years, bureau said.

Election 2024

FCC Kicks Off Annual State of Broadband Report

The inquiry hopes to identify and address how broadband policy can improve.

Biden-Harris Administration

All Broadband Providers Have Labels Requirement by October

All ISPs will be required to display new labels to customers by October 10.

Briefs

Dingell Introduces Bipartisan Legislation on Mapping

The new legislation aims to increase coordination between 130 federal broadband programs and 15 different agencies.

Broadband Mapping and Data

Study: Heaviest Broadband Users Will Keep Growing as Share of All Subscribers

By end of the year, 20% of all broadband subscribers will consume at least 1 TB per month.

Expert Opinion

Analyzing BEAD Eligibility, Service and Competition Gaps in One Florida County

The report shows a county not only rich in eligible locations, but also opportunities for competing with incumbent providers.

Broadband Mapping and Data

INCOMPAS Views Broadband As A Highly Concentrated Arena

Trade group wants FCC to address ISP market concentration in a pending report to Congress