FCC Makes 'Preliminary' Broadband Fabric Available for Some Providers

Fixed broadband service providers can now access a "preliminary version" of the FCC's broadband serviceable location fabric, said a Wireline Bureau, Broadband Data Task Force, and Office of Economics and Analytics public notice Thursday in docket 19-195 (see 2204060046). Access is currently limited to providers that "filed fixed broadband deployment data in past Form 477 filings," the notice said. Also Thursday, FCC staff issued guidance for state, local and tribal governments to submit verified broadband availability data through the broadband data collection system.