Updating broadband mapping key to expanding access in Loudoun, FCC acting chairwoman says

Acting Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel said more a comprehensive map of where broadband internet service is currently available is needed before gaps in coverage can be addressed. Speaking along with Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) and Rep. Jennifer Wexton (D-VA-10th) at the Loudoun County Public Schools Administration Building in Ashburn, Chairwoman Rosenworcel said updating the map is one of several initiatives the FCC has launched to address broadband infrastructure needs across the country. “It is essential in Virginia and nationwide that we have accurate broadband maps that tell us where service is and is not so that when we have federal dollars to spend, we send them to the right places.” Chairwoman Rosenworcel said, “We're already taking in information from people across the country and we're going to work with state and local officials to make sure the information we have is accurate. That's going to help us deploy resources to the right places.”