![]() ![]() Given that the FCC dataset is the most detailed dataset available-despite its multiple flaws-and utilized for funding and planning, we wanted to provide more information to properly interpret this data. Not very encouraging when similar metrics yield drastically different results. Compare that number to Microsoft’s where over 157 million people did not actually use the internet at speeds of at least 25 Mbps or BroadbandNow’s analysis concluding that at least 42 million people-twice the FCC’s number-did not have access to broadband. Why? Well, broadband results depend on who you ask.Īccording to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Form 477 dataset-known to overestimate availability-approximately 21.3 million people lacked access to 25 Megabit per second (Mbps) download and 3 Mbps upload speeds as of December 2018. ![]() In fact, Congress passed the DATA Act earlier this year to improve the accuracy of broadband maps. Broadband data and maps have gotten a substantial amount of attention recently.
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