Broadband Mapping Articles

Utah, long a broadband pioneer, wins $5.6 million in a BEAD planning grant

BEAM Director Sally Doty is using old fashioned charm and modern technology to get everyone in her state wired.

Some people who have challenged the accuracy of the Federal Communications Commission’s national broadband map are being met with an unpleasant surprise: After completing the process, they’ve discovered that the FCC’s map publishes their submission online without first informing them prominently that it had planned to do so.

A coalition of more than 100 schools, libraries, housing groups asked the FCC Chairwoman to rethink how its broadband map accounts for apartment dwellers and community institutions

Detroit's mayor warns his peers to mind the fallout from Feds' fight over the debt ceiling

Identifying unserved and underserved communities is the central challenge for policymakers when deciding where to allocate federal broadband funding flowing from the BEAD grants. The Ready Speed Rank pinpoints unserved and underserved communities.

The gulf between theory and reality became apparent during a broadband mapping discussion between a grassroots non-profit and a Federal Communications Commission staffer

The FCC's secret procurement contract puts local governments in an unfair "hurry up and wait" position as they work to land funding to close the digital divide.