Officials Still Asking Residents To Check Their Address On FCC Broadband Map For Accuracy

January 12, 2023

Officials are encouraging residents in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties to review a new FCC national broadband map by Friday to see if it is accurate for their location.

Residents in both counties are asked to submit challenges if they notice any inaccuracies such as location or available internet service providers listed for their location. Accurate information is important because the federal government will use the map to determine how much funding each county will receive for broadband expansion opportunities.

“I would ask everyone to take a few minutes and check their address on the website and see if the correct data populates,” Escambia County Commissioner Steven Barry said. “If not, then I’d ask them to take a few minutes to challenge the FCC data. I believe more accurate information will give North Escambia residents direct access to an increased level of federal funds over the next few years.”

Challenges to the FCC broadband map are due by Friday, January 13. View the map at broadbandmap.fcc.gov/home.

Escambia County said people without a fixed or mobile broadband connection are especially encouraged to participate. A mobile phone, a friend or family member’s computer, or a public access site can be used to enter a home address, review, and if needed, challenge the FCC’s national broadband map.

Escambia River Electric Cooperative has also joined the push to make sure the map is correct locally. EREC serves members in northern Escambia and Santa Rosa counties, and the cooperative responded to an Escambia County request for proposal to provide fiber internet in North Escambia.

To learn more about the new FCC broadband map and how to submit a challenge, visit www.fcc.gov/BroadbandData/consumers.

Comments

6 Responses to “Officials Still Asking Residents To Check Their Address On FCC Broadband Map For Accuracy”

  1. Debie Tisdale on January 12th, 2023 1:10 pm

    Our internet speed is 1.3 with ATT. The broadband map said our address doesn’t show up at all. We are located between Kingsfield Rd and Muskogee Rd.

  2. Debie Tisdale on January 12th, 2023 1:03 pm

    What a mess. We have lived here over 45 years and this is not Jack’s Branch Rd. It is South Hwy 97 Cantonment,Florida 32533. They need to update their map.

  3. David Huie Green on January 12th, 2023 12:24 pm

    REGARDING
    “…totally wrong and not updated”

    They are asking help in correcting and updating.
    (Not that griping about what we COULD fix isn’t more fun.)

    David for helping hands

  4. John Bone Jones on January 12th, 2023 12:02 pm

    fwiw, it’s right for my address. and science bless att fiber.

  5. Taylon on January 12th, 2023 10:21 am

    If you can’t have a videocall (something both work and online classes require) then you shouldn’t be allowed on that list. Videocalls are something you cannot do with Viasat or Hughes despite them being listed as “high-speed” because their latency is easily over 1000ms so that makes you look like a stop motion character for the other people on the call.

    I’d love to challenge the list for my location, but technically it’s correct so it is what it is I suppose. Then again, in my opinion, the 25/3 Mbps FCC definition of high-speed should also be changed to 100/10 Mbps and latency under 200ms.

  6. rufusrockhound on January 12th, 2023 5:08 am

    this is the most UN-accurate website i have ever seen,. totally wrong and not updated

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