Category: rural digital opportunity fund

FCC commits $20.4 billion to help close the rural digital divide

Post author By Randall
Post date January 30, 2020
Categories In business, digital divide, fcc, federal communications commission, funding, gear, high speed internet, Internet, Politics, rural, rural broadband, rural digital opportunity fund, Tech

[ad_1] In the first phase, beginning later this year, the FCC will make up to $16 billion available to areas that are “wholly unserved.” It will demand broadband speeds of at least 25 Mbps, and the funding will be made available through reverse-auction, a practice meant to drive competition. An estimated six million rural homes […]

FCC hopes to fix its broadband maps with more precise data

Post author By Randall
Post date August 1, 2019
Categories In broadband, digital opportunity data collection, fcc, gear, government, Internet, mapping, maps, Politics, regulation, rural broadband, rural digital opportunity fund, Tech

[ad_1] On top of this, the FCC is implementing a process to gather public input on the accuracy of internet providers’ maps. This includes a crowdsourcing portal that will take feedback directly from customers as well as local governments. Proposals could also bring in “additional technical standards” for more precise maps as well as the […]