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U.S. policymakers, advocates, and researchers need access to more comprehensive and reliable data on broadband coverage in order to solve the digital divide. The data currently available is insufficient and often misleading. Through a partnership with leaders who value transparent, peer-reviewed, open data, we’re innovating a new approach to mapping broadband network analytics that will help stakeholders gain data-driven insight into this critical issue.
The Problem
Millions of U.S. residents live without adequate broadband access. While the FCC collects self-reported broadband coverage data from Internet Service Providers (ISPs), that data is often inaccurate and incomplete, and does not offer a detailed, granular picture of connectivity and affordability gaps. Without more complete data, localities face barriers in making their case for securing state and federal funding that is intended to address these digital divides.
We need transparent measurement standards based on new and existing open-source and openly verifiable methodologies to provide communities with the tools they need to collect data on connectivity speeds, pricing, and availability.
COALITION
A national coalition of leaders in digital inclusion, technology, research, and policy.
Responding to an increased focus on broadband adoption and measurement at the federal level, as well as the continued failure to consistently and verifiably map existing broadband infrastructure, performance, and value, this coalition aims to establish best practices and enable communities, governments, and individuals to access information they need.
The National Broadband Mapping Coalition envisions a future where stakeholders accept, embrace, and prioritize the use of standardized publicly available, open, and transparent broadband analytics data for use in determining federal funding eligibility, broadband network policy, infrastructure planning, digital inclusion planning, and more.