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Memo: FCC Announces BDC Filing Deadline Extended to September 15, 2023

July 26, 2023

The FCC released a Public Notice on July 25, 2023 announcing that the BDC Filing Deadline with data as of June 30, 2023 has been extended from September 1, 2023 to September 15, 2023. The extension is a result of a CostQuest June 30, 2023 Fabric processing error where certain Broadband Serviceable Locations (BSLs) were…

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Memo: Broadband Data Collection Fabric Available

July 6, 2023

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that the June 2023 version of the Broadband Data Collection (BDC) Fabric is available. Service providers are encouraged to access their BDC Fabric (Fabric) data and to begin their BDC Filing early. Bulk Fabric Challenges submitted on or after June 30, 2023, must be submitted against the June 2023…

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Memo: Broadband Map Released for Data as of December 31, 2022

May 31, 2023

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released the FCC Broadband Map (Map) reflecting BDC filing data as of December 31, 2022, and processed availability challenges. Additional information is available in the Press Release. All Internet Service Providers (ISPs) are required to submit their availability for broadband serviceable locations (BSLs) bi-annually. The FCC compiles this information and…

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Memo: BDC Fabric Challenges due March 15, 2023

January 31, 2023

Public Notice released on January 25, 2023. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced Fabric challenges submitted before March 15, 2023 should be included in the June 2023 Fabric. Additional information is available in the Public Notice. The Broadband Data Task Force recommends all new Fabric challenges to be submitted are derived from version 2 of…

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Memo: Broadband Map will be available Friday

November 17, 2022

The pre-production draft of the new broadband map will be available on November 18, 2022. On November 18th, the FCC will be making available the pre-production draft broadband map (Broadband Map) depicting Broadband Serviceable Location (BSL) availability as of June 30, 2022. The availability information will reflect the maximum advertised download and upload speeds available…

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Memo: New Broadband Map will be released November 18, 2022

November 10, 2022

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced the pre-production draft of the new broadband map will be available on November 18, 2022. Additional information is available in the News Release. The pre-production map is the first release of the map required by the Broadband DATA Act. The broadband availability will be based on data submitted by…

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Memo: Broadband Data Collection Fabric Bulk Challenge Process

September 8, 2022

All Internet Service Providers (ISPs) were required to complete the Broadband Data Collection (BDC) by September 1, 2022. The filing required ISPs to identify Broadband Serviceable Locations (BSLs) from the Fabric, a common dataset of all locations developed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) vendor CostQuest. The Fabric was developed utilizing multiple data sources but…

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Memo: BDC Declaratory Ruling and Limited Waiver Released

July 12, 2022

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a Declaratory Ruling and Limited Waiver regarding the requirement for a Certified Professional Engineer to certify Broadband Data Collection (BDC) Maps in DA 22-733. In January 2021, the FCC released the Third Report and Order providing that in addition to the corporate officer certification, each mobile and fixed service…

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Memo: BDC Production Fabric Available

June 27, 2022

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced the BDC Production Fabric (Fabric) is available in DA 22-668. Service providers are encouraged to access their fabric and start the Broadband Data Collection (BDC) filing early. Accessing the Fabric will be different depending on your activity with the preliminary Fabric data. Download the full memo for additional information….

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