The US' $42.5B broadband budget for underserved areas is withheld until the FCC makes new service maps, which aren't expected by rural providers until late 2023
https://www.wsj.com/... Marina A. Gavito / @marinagavito : 'Some state officials say they worry that the new maps will have the same problem as the old ones: Providers reporting a rosy picture of their service territory that doesn't match the reality on the ground.' @sadigitalconx https://www.wsj.com/... Shirley Bloomfield / @sbloomfield15 : Nice take from @WSJ on why #broadband mapping is such a critical piece of the puzzle before #infrastructure $ flows. As hard as @FCC is working, the fabric continues to have problems & more work needs to be done. Let's get this right! https://www.wsj.com/... Martijn Rasser / @martijnrasser : “We get one shot at this and we want to make sure we do it right”: How a lack of accurate maps showing gaps in broadband-internet service stalls the government's $42 billion plan https://www.wsj.com/... via @WSJ
“The government's $42.5 billion plan to expand internet service to underserved communities is stuck in a holding pattern nearly nine months after approval, largely because” there don't seem to be accurate coverage maps. Dumb. https://www.wsj.com/...
@marinagavito
Marina A. Gavito on x
'Some state officials say they worry that the new maps will have the same problem as the old ones: Providers reporting a rosy picture of their service territory that doesn't match the reality on the ground.' @sadigitalconx https://www.wsj.com/...
@jhludwig
John Ludwig on x
Seems like a slow weird way to encourage network build out — https://www.wsj.com/...
@sbloomfield15
Shirley Bloomfield on x
Nice take from @WSJ on why #broadband mapping is such a critical piece of the puzzle before #infrastructure $ flows. As hard as @FCC is working, the fabric continues to have problems & more work needs to be done. Let's get this right! https://www.wsj.com/...
@molson_hart
Molson Hart on x
The American government at its best: Spending $42 billion dollars upgrading cable infrastructure across the US when all these people will be using much faster 5G cellular internet on their phones and in their homes well before the infrastructure is built https://www.wsj.com/...
@martijnrasser
Martijn Rasser on x
“We get one shot at this and we want to make sure we do it right”: How a lack of accurate maps showing gaps in broadband-internet service stalls the government's $42 billion plan https://www.wsj.com/... via @WSJ