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And it's not just carrier maps that are problematic. By the FCC's admission, its own maps haven't always been the most accurate.
"The FCC's older maps collected data at the census block level, meaning that if a single home was served in a census block, the whole block would show up as served on our maps," FCC chair Jessica Rosenworcel admitted in alast year."With these new maps, the FCC has integrated the information from broadband providers with hundreds of location-specific data sources, giving us a far more detailed and accurate picture of fixed broadband availability.
But almost immediately after the maps were published, the agency faced criticism from state leaders who called into question the maps' validity. In December, Vermont's Community Broadband Board issued a, asking citizens to check their addresses against the FCC maps and to file challenges if the information was incorrect.
"I hope my fellow Vermonters will join us in making the FCC National Broadband Map as accurate as possible so that Vermonters in every corner of our state can receive high-speed, reliable broadband," senator Bernie Sanders implored at the time. The state estimates the FCC maps inaccurately claim broadband availability in more than 60,000 locations. And where coverage is available, the maps overstate the quality of that service.
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