FCC Chairwoman Rosenworcel Responds to Members of Congress Regarding Broadband Data Collection

On February 3, 2023, Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel responded to members of Congress regarding the broadband data collection process. In December 2022, the lawmakers wrote to Rosenworcel with complaints from "constituents, state and local governments, and service providers alike of continuing concerns about the accuracy of the FCC's preliminary national broadband map. The lawmakers included recommendations for accountability measures moving forward. In Rosenworcel's February 2023 response, the chairwoman provided a status update on the FCC's progress on the broadband data collection. Rosenworcel stated that significant improvements have been made to the FCC's mapping process since the release of the preliminary maps, and highlighted the challenge process. Rosenworcel encouraged everyone to view the second version of the Broadband Serviceable Location Fabric and included some accountability measures taken by the FCC.