TPI Assesses FCC Broadband Availability Data

The Federal Communications Commission released the second of its twice-yearly data on broadband availability on October 29, showing data as of December, 2020. The data, which are available at the Census Block level, show a continued increase in availability and speeds. The Technology Policy Institute (TPI) analyzed the data and incorporated it into the TPI Broadband Map following its release. Highlights of the new data are:

• The share of households with access to 25/3, 100/20, and 100/100 all increased by about one percentage point from June 2020 to December 2020.
• The median of the maximum available download speeds across counties increased from about 695 Mbps in June 2020 to about 740 Mbps in December 2020.
• The median of the maximum available upload speeds across counties increased from about 131 Mbps in June 2020 to about 155 Mbps in December 2020.