WASHINGTON, D.C. —On Friday Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) applauded the Federal Communications Commission for adopting new rules for the improved collection and mapping of broadband availability data through the Digital Opportunity Data Collection that will better identify connectivity gaps across the country and help advance the Commission’s ongoing efforts to close the digital divide.
Last year, Senator Tillis and his colleagues sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai expressing serious concerns about the agency’s broadband map used to determine broadband coverage in rural areas.
“Bridging the digital divide in North Carolina continues to be a top priority of mine, and we must have accurate maps to see where we should direct funding and provide rural broadband in areas that need it most,” said Senator Tillis. “I want to thank Chairman Pai for listening to our concerns regarding the maps released last year and working to expand this crucial service.”