This process will determine the flow of over $42 billion
in funds for broadband deployment.
Counties have an opportunity to review and inform the Federal
Communication Commission’s (FCC’s) broadband mapping data in
their communities during the Broadband Data Collection (BDC)
Process. This process is instrumental in the distribution of more
than $42 billion in federal broadband grants by the end of 2023.
Counties can take several actions in the coming months to ensure
that residents in your communities can receive federal funding
for high-speed internet. The first step is to visit the FCC’s
Broadband Data
Collection website and register to receive the current
production Fabric data, which lists all broadband serviceable
locations in each respective county. The Fabric includes every
residential and business address that is deemed serviceable by a
broadband provider, and service providers will be required to
report the areas of service. It is important for stakeholders to
review this data to determine whether it accurately reflects the
broadband serviceable locations in your area and submit
corrections to location data as needed.
Internet service providers and governmental entities are now
permitted to participate in reviewing the first layer of the FCC
broadband maps. Counties are encouraged to review and submit
corrections to the data by December 1, 2022, to ensure the
updated location data is included on the next round of broadband
availability filing for service providers.
The FCC will release the new broadband map in November 2022, so
it is important to review the availability data and conduct
challenges as needed for any determinations that appear
inaccurate. The FCC has developed a
BDC Challenge Process overview, which provides additional
details. Questions about filing availability or bulk Fabric
challenges can be submitted to the
FCC.
