FCC’s National Broadband Map: Implications for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program

This paper provides a quick overview of the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) broadband mapping activities. It discusses the Federal Communications Commission’s recently released National Broadband Map and its implications for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, established to provide broadband service to unserved areas.

This paper also covers considerations that could be relevant for Congress.