Rural Broadband Advocates to the FCC: Expedite a New Broadband Deployment Report

In a letter to Acting Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel, rural broadband advocates expressed concern with the FCC's 2021 Broadband Deployment Report and sought the expedited launch of a new proceeding for a new report. The advocates faulted the report's reliance on faulty data, an outdated benchmark for what constitutes broadband, and ambiguity for constitutes deployment in a “reasonable and timely fashion.”