FCC Releases Fifth Version of National Broadband Map

The Broadband Data Task Force announces that the sixth Broadband Data Collection (BDC) filing window for submitting broadband availability and other data as of December 31, 2024, will open on January 2, 2025. In addition, the December 2024 update of the Broadband Serviceable Location Fabric (Fabric) is being made available to existing Fabric licensees in advance of the opening of the window. Beginning on January 2, 2025, facilities-based broadband service providers may submit data into the BDC system at https://bdc.fcc.gov/bdc, specifying where they made mass-market broadband Internet access service available as of December 31, 2024.