Free Press wants access to FCC Broadband Data

Free Press has written the Federal Communications Commission requesting the ability to review data collected by the FCC in connection with its periodic inquiry into the deployment of advanced telecommunications capability to all Americans.

In particular, the organization is requesting that the public be granted the opportunity to examine and analyze the data collected by the FCC on Form 477, which gathers standardized information about subscribership to high-speed Internet access services. Our request is limited to the data reflecting subscribership as of December 31, 2008.

Understanding that some of the companies that provided this information may believe their submissions are competitively sensitive, Free Press simultaneously requested a protective order and ask that the FCC institute appropriate procedures for the public to review the Form 477 data.