26 Senators Tell the FCC to Fix the New National Broadband Map

Twenty-six US senators—led by Sens Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Roger Wicker (R-MS), John Thune (R-SD)—sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel highlighting important next steps in ensuring that the National Broadband Map provides a reliable depiction of broadband availability across the country. The senators are calling on the FCC to:

  • work with stakeholders to make sure that all serviceable locations are represented on the map,
  • make it easier to make adjustments to the Broadband Serviceable Location Fabric (the Fabric),
  • update the Fabric more than twice each year,
  • make sure broadband providers are accountable for their reports prior to the map being finalized (do not allow a provider to claim coverage at locations where challengers can demonstrate they can't receive service), and 
  • ensure that the crowdsourcing challenge process works effectively and promptly in response to parties filing robust testing data.

 


26 Senators Tell the FCC to Fix the New National Broadband Map