Broadband Data Task Force Provides Guidance on Submitting Map Data
Government entities seeking access to the FCC’s broadband serviceable location data should submit their information through the broadband data collection system so staff can review and share that information with CostQuest, said Chelsea Fallon, FCC Broadband Data Task Force senior…
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implementation officer, during a webinar Wednesday providing guidance on how to submit broadband availability data once the system opens Thursday (see 2206150063). CostQuest will then send a fabric licensing agreement and login information for the entity, Fallon said. Consultants and third-party vendors acting on behalf of a state or local government may also gain access through the same process, said Office of Economics and Analytics Attorney-Adviser Jonathan McCormack. All facilities-based providers, including tribal and local governments, are required to register in the system, McCormack said. The FCC will make the data from its initial public broadband data maps available to the public to download and complete their own analysis “once the map is live," he said. Fallon encouraged filers to check their polygons against the broadband serviceable location fabric, which will "help later on in the challenge process."