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In 2008, the FCC approved a broadband mapping plan which would examine availability by speed and "provide a more granular look at where broadband is available," according to a report in The Washington Post. [1] The Broadband Data Improvement Act was introduced by Senator Daniel Inouye in 2007 and became law on October 10, 2008. [3]
Also contained on Broadband.gov is a list of workshops held by the FCC. "The goal of the workshops will be to promote an open dialogue between the FCC and key constituents on matters important to the National Broadband Plan." [12] These meetings are held at the FCC and are put onto the Internet for everyone to have access to them.
Wireline broadband availability showing locations where the maximum advertised download speed is 3 Mbit/s or more (December 2012). [7] In 2019, Microsoft criticized the FCC for relying on ISPs to self-report availability, and said internal usage data indicated the FCC maps overstate actual availability. [8]
Of the grant, $4.7 billion was allocated to provide for the implementation of broadband infrastructure, develop and amplify public computer centers, encourage reasonable adoption of broadband service, and create and sustain a nationwide map of broadband proficiency and availability.
The Biden administration is moving to blunt the loss of an expired broadband subsidy program that helped more than 23 million families afford internet access by using money from an existing ...
Then, under the 2021 bipartisan infrastructure law, the FCC moved to implement mandatory broadband disclosure labels and held a lengthy process to design and finalize them.
But 14 million have no access whatsoever to broadband. [22] [23] An FCC survey, "Broadband Adoption and Use in America," gave the average price of broadband access as $41/month, and said 36 percent those non-users surveyed said the service was too expensive. 12 percent lacked skills, 10 percent worried about "safety and privacy", and 19 percent ...
Nov. 15—In August, unWired Broadband announced that it was expanding its "fixed wireless" high-speed internet service into Sutter County as high-speed fiber internet makes its way into the urban ...