{"id":6880,"date":"2022-12-22T21:42:10","date_gmt":"2022-12-22T21:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rosen-testing.senate.gov\/?p=6880"},"modified":"2023-01-31T17:26:46","modified_gmt":"2023-01-31T17:26:46","slug":"rosen-capito-lead-effort-to-push-fcc-to-fix-broadband-mapping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rosen.senate.gov\/es\/2022\/12\/22\/rosen-capito-lead-effort-to-push-fcc-to-fix-broadband-mapping\/","title":{"rendered":"Rosen, Capito Lead Effort to Push FCC to Fix Broadband Mapping"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bipartisan Group Of 26 Senators Detail Expectations Regarding Broadband Availability Map Accuracy, Which Is Critical For States To Receive Fair Share Of Broadband Infrastructure Funding<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WASHINGTON DC<\/strong> \u2014 U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), both members of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, led a bipartisan group of their colleagues in sending a letter to Jessica Rosenworcel, Chairwoman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), to ensure the FCC\u2019s national broadband maps satisfy the goals of the Broadband DATA Act<\/em> and provide an accurate and reliable depiction of broadband availability across the nation, which plays a major role in decisions about the distribution of broadband infrastructure funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have heard from constituents, state and local governments, and service providers alike of continuing concerns about the accuracy of the map, ranging from persistent issues with missing or incorrect serviceable locations to potentially overstated claims of coverage by providers,\u201d the senators wrote.<\/strong> \u201cTo ensure the map can be used for decisions about where to direct tens of billions of dollars for broadband deployment, it is critical that these issues be examined and addressed in a systematic and thorough manner.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe recognize that these steps will require more work now<\/em> in ensuring all serviceable locations are represented and in sorting through challenges as to the availability of service and to the underlying Fabric data,\u201d the senators continued.<\/strong> \u201cBut these processes must not be short-cut or millions of Americans in need of broadband risk being short-changed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To ensure accountability and accuracy, the senators\u2019 letter asks the FCC to:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n