TelecomTV TelecomTV
  • News
  • Videos
  • Channels
  • Events
  • Directory
  • Webcasts
  • Surveys
  • Debates
  • Perspectives
  • Cloud Native Telco
  • Great Telco Debate
  • OSP Exchange
    • |
    • Follow
    • |
    • Subscribe
  • |
  • More
  • Webcasts
  • Surveys
  • Debates
  • Perspectives
  • OSP Exchange
  • |
  • Follow TelecomTV
  • |
    • Subscribe
    • |
  • About
  • Privacy
  • Help
  • Contact
  • Follow TelecomTV
  • About
  • Privacy
  • Help
  • Contact
  • Sign In Register Subscribe
    • Subscribe
    • Sign In
    • Register
  • Search

Broadband

TelecomTV TRACKER

Sourced by TelecomTV's TRACKER platform
from FCC Headlines

Broadband

FCC Launches Inquiry For Annual Broadband Progress Report

Via FCC Headlines

Aug 7, 2015

FCC Launches Inquiry for Annual Broadband Progress Report

Washington, D.C. (August 6, 2015) – In preparation for its annual assessment of U.S. broadband deployment, the Federal Communications Commission has launched an inquiry seeking comment on whether consumer access to both mobile and fixed broadband should now be the standard by which to make this judgement.

Section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 requires the FCC to make an annual assessment of whether broadband is being deployed to all Americans on a reasonable and timely basis. Based on an assessment of fixed broadband availability, the 2015 Broadband Progress Report, released in early February this year, determined that deployment was not reasonable and timely, finding that nearly 55 million Americans did not have access to broadband capable of delivering high-quality voice, data, graphics and video offerings.

The Notice of Inquiry adopted by the Commission today notes that Americans increasingly use both fixed and mobile broadband, but for different purposes. While fixed terrestrial broadband service can have advantages for high-capacity home use, mobile broadband has become increasingly important for many uses, including connecting on social media, navigating during travel, communicating with family and friends, receiving timely news updates, and more.

In the event mobile broadband is added to the assessment, the FCC is seeking comment on what speed of service should serve as the benchmark for assessing availability. The FCC is also proposing to consider the availability of fixed satellite broadband in its annual assessment of fixed broadband availability.

Today’s Notice of Inquiry further seeks comment on whether to consider standards beyond speed when assessing broadband deployment, including latency and consistency of service. And it asks whether to consider factors beyond physical deployment, including pricing and data allowances, privacy, and broadband adoption.

Related Topics
  • Announcement,
  • Broadband,
  • FCC,
  • Mobile,
  • News,
  • North America,
  • Tracker,
  • Video

More Like This

Policy & Regulation

Huawei takes FCC to court over its 'arbitrary' national security threat findings

Dec 5, 2019

5G

Vodafone Together plans now include Apple TV 4K

Dec 3, 2019

Cloud

Juniper Networks Expands Enterprise Portfolio with Cloud-Managed SD-LAN and New CPE Devices

Dec 3, 2019

Edge & MEC

AWS and Verizon team up to deliver 5G edge cloud computing

Dec 3, 2019

Core Network

Rostelecom Partners with Juniper Networks to Build IP Transport Backbone for Next-Generation Services

Dec 3, 2019

This content extract was originally sourced from an external website (FCC Headlines) and is the copyright of the external website owner. TelecomTV is not responsible for the content of external websites. Legal Notices

Email Newsletters

Stay up to date with the latest industry developments: sign up to receive TelecomTV's top news and videos plus exclusive subscriber-only content direct to your inbox – including our daily news briefing and weekly wrap.

Subscribe

Top Picks

Highlights of our content from across TelecomTV today

6:58

Nokia technology put to the test in O2's real-world, real-time, real live 5G network and passes with flying colours​

7:45

Cloud native connectivity provider Rakuten Mobile will “definitely go global”

6:16

Sprint sees open interfaces as the route to 5G small cell innovation

5:24

How NFV and SDN are helping shape the Digital Service Provider

  • TelecomTV
  • Decisive Media

TelecomTV is produced by the team at Decisive Media

Menu
  • News
  • Videos
  • Channels
  • Directory
  • Webcasts
 
  • Surveys
  • Debates
  • Perspectives
  • Events
  • About Us
Our Brands
  • TelecomTV Tracker
  • TelecomTV Perspectives
  • DSP Leaders Forum
  • Open Service Provider
  • The Great Telco Debate
Get In Touch
info@telecomtv.com
+44 (0) 207 448 1070

Request a Media Pack

Follow
  • © Decisive Media Limited 2019. All rights reserved. All brands and products are the trademarks of their respective holder(s).
  • Privacy
  • Terms
  • Legal Notices