The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released its second iteration of the national broadband map that provides availability data for stakeholders working to expand high-speed internet access across the U.S. The new map shows that more than 8.3 million U.S. homes and businesses lack access to high-speed broadband (nearly 330,000 unserved locations more than the first version, or a 0.2% increase). Late last year the FCC developed its first location-based broadband map using new tools to identify every household and small business in the country that should have access to high-speed internet service. FCC Chairwoman Jessican Rosenworcel said that map was “light years better than preceding maps because it no longer relied on census block-level reporting.”
