First Draft Of FCC Broadband Maps Expected This Fall

Initial drafts of the new broadband maps from the Federal Communications Commission that will allow the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to start allocating funding for states to expand broadband access will be available this fall, NTIA Administrator Alan Davidson told a Senate panel Thursday (June 9). But lawmakers expressed renewed distrust in the FCC’s and NTIA’s ability to create accurate broadband maps and distribute funding properly to unserved and underserved communities. The recently enacted bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs...