Acting Chairwoman Rosenworcel's Response to Senators Regarding the Broadband Deployment Data

On March 8, 2021, Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Roger Wicker (R-MS), Communication Subcommittee Ranking Member John Thune (R-SD), House Commerce Committee Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), and Communications Subcommittee Ranking Member Bob Latta (R-OH) wrote to Federal Communications Commission Acting Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel expressing surprise that Acting Chair Rosenworcel testified that the FCC could improve broadband maps within three-to-six months, but that the FCC suggested recently that new maps would not be ready until 2022. They asked her staff to provide them with a quarterly briefing on the status of the implementation of producing accurate broadband maps. 

On March 22, Acting Chair Rosenworcel responded by outlining the steps required by the FCC to fully implement the Broadband DATA Act. She then detailed progress made so far, including the formation of the Broadband Data Task Force, issuing a Request for Information to jump-start the contracting process for the creation of the Broadband Serviceable Location Fabric, finalizing a spend plan and coordination their efforts with the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, and stepping up outreach efforts to inform stakeholders of progress, including the creation of the public-facing website www.fcc.gov/BroadbandData.