How Does the New FCC Map Affect the BEAD Program?

Have you seen the recently unveiled draft of the much-anticipated broadband map from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)? Are you ready for the challenge process that will help ensure Internet service providers (ISPs), local governments, and tribes get their fair share of $42 billion in federal funding? 

The FCC broadband map provides key data that will inform each state and territory's budget for funding high-speed Internet projects, and the challenge process is a meaningful opportunity to ensure you won’t be overbuilt and that all unserved locations are accounted for before budgets are set. Calix hosted this exclusive webinar where you hear directly from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) which coordinates closely with the FCC to ensure that this data is accurate and reliable.

In this webinar, NTIA covered:

• FCC datasets eligible for challenges such as location or availability
• Schedule for FCC broadband map iteration and can’t-miss deadlines
• Process you must follow to challenge FCC map data