Just a song before he go: Ajit Pai's last broadband deployment report is same tired tune

As longtime Benton readers know, since 1996 Congress has charged the Federal Communications Commission with encouraging the deployment of broadband to all Americans on a reasonable and timely basis. Congress also requires the FCC annually to initiate an inquiry concerning the availability of broadband. In conducting this inquiry, the FCC must determine whether broadband is being deployed to all Americans in a reasonable and timely fashion.  If not, the FCC is to take immediate action to accelerate broadband deployment. The FCC last released a broadband deployment report in April 2020 and, so, it was a bit of a surprise when the 2021 report was released on January 19, the day before the Inauguration and new leadership would take over at the FCC. What was the news that departing FCC Chairman Ajit Pai had to rush out the door?