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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]
Connecting America: The National Broadband Plan is a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) plan to improve Internet access in the United States. The FCC was directed to create the plan by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 , and unveiled its plan on March 16, 2010.
The National Broadband Map was created by the NTIA and FCC. It was launched on February 17, 2011. It is a searchable database of information on high-speed Internet access. Although the map was in an early stage of development and contained errors, by entering specific addresses, users can acquire information on how connected their communities are.
These programs collected data used by the NTIA to refurbish a public interactive National Broadband Map that was released in February 2011. [14] The map was authorized by Congress with the 2008 Broadband Data Improvement Act [ 15 ] and was funded through the 2009 economic stimulus bill. [ 16 ]
The Federal Communications Commission formally submitted its ambitious National Broadband Plan to Congress on Tuesday, a proposal it clams it will move Americans into the 21st century of connectivity.
For all of these reasons, there were calls for the U.S. to develop, adopt, fund, and implement a National Broadband Plan, which the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) did in March 2010, [121] after first soliciting public comments from April 2009 through February 2010. [122] The goals of the plan as described on Broadband.gov are: [123]
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.
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.