FCC to Weigh Broadband Mapping Order in August (1)

The Federal Communications Commission will vote in August on an order aimed at creating a more precise U.S. map of internet access.

The agency is moving to improve its broadband mapping data as it gears up to dole out more than $20 billion in telecom subsidies over the next decade to expand high-speed internet access to unserved parts of the country.

“I intend to circulate a report and order at the FCC’s monthly meeting in August that would result in a more granular, and more accurate broadband map,” commission chairman Ajit Pai said at a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation ...