Broadband Data Task Force Announces the Opening of the Fifth Broadband Data Collection Window

The Federal Communications Commission's Broadband Data Task Force announced that the fifth Broadband Data Collection (BDC) filing window for submitting broadband availability and other data as of June 30, 2024, will open on July 1, 2024. In addition, the June 2024 update (Version 5) of the Broadband Serviceable Location Fabric (Fabric) is being made available to existing Fabric licensees in advance of the opening of the window. Beginning July 1, 2024, facilities-based broadband service providers may submit data into the BDC system specifying where they made mass-market broadband Internet access service available as of June 30, 2024. We encourage filers to submit their availability data as of June 30, 2024, as early as possible in the filing window. This will give filers an opportunity to address any problems with their data identified by the BDC system in time to make any necessary corrections in advance of the September 1, 2024, deadline.