FCC Opens Inaugural Broadband Data Collection Filing Window

The Broadband Data Task Force announced the opening of the inaugural Broadband Data Collection (BDC) filing window. Facilities-based broadband service providers may begin to file in the BDC system data that reflects where they make mass-market internet access service available as of June 30, 2022. Such data must be filed no later than September 1, 2022. Entities that choose to submit verified availability data in the inaugural filing window, such as authenticated state, local, and Tribal governmental entities primarily responsible for mapping or tracking broadband coverage in their areas, must also submit their data as of June 30, 2022, and no later than September 1, 2022. Filers should submit their data in the BDC system here. Information about the categories of broadband providers that must file availability data, the entities that may also submit verified availability data, and what data must be filed can be found here.