Published December 28, 2022
On November 18, 2022, the FCC released an initial version of the new National Broadband Map (linked here with this Fact Sheet).
The Map’s fixed broadband (fiber, cable, copper, satellite or fixed wireless) and mobile broadband (3G, 4G and 5G) availability data reflects services available as of June 30, 2022, as submitted by broadband service providers. The Map’s individual location points (e.g., home, apartment building, or small business) come from a common dataset – the Broadband Serviceable Location Fabric -- of all U.S. locations where mass-market fixed broadband internet access service is or can be installed. The Map is part of an ongoing, iterative process that permits providers, third parties, and consumers, to “challenge” the data.
Stakeholders can now challenge the following Map data:
- Fixed Availability – State, local and Tribal governments, service providers, and other stakeholders can submit “bulk” challenges to the fixed broadband availability data. Individuals can submit fixed availability challenges using the Map interface.
- Locations – The public can submit challenges to the information associated with mass-market fixed broadband internet access service locations on the Map, such as updating an address, changing the building on the property that is the serviceable location, or requesting to add a missing location.
- Mobile Coverage – Governments, broadband service providers, and other third parties can submit bulk mobile availability challenge data collected using their own hardware and software, so long as the data meet our requirements. Consumers can also submit speed test data collected using the FCC Speed Test App to support mobile challenges.
Map-related information for governments can be found here and, for consumers, here. Find a Map Outreach Toolkit here. A Broadband Data Collection Help Center for other broadband data questions is linked here).