To overcome the latest obstacles, U.S. President Donald Trump signed the Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technological Availability Act (Broadband DATA) on Monday.

BandBroadband DATA is an initiative to improve the FCC’s outdated broadband map, which shows where high-speed Internet services can be used. Last year, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the bipartisan Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technology Availability (DATA) Act as part of a broad package of legislation aimed at improving the Federal Communications Commission’s broadband map. The Senate also passed a version of the bill. The new House bill coordinated two versions of the bill. However, as the House of Representatives makes amendments, the latest bill must still be returned to the Senate. Earlier this month (March 3), the House of Representatives passed a new version of the bill.

The new law requires the FCC to issue rules on the collection of data on the availability of broadband services and improve the accuracy of the data collected. The FCC’s mission is to issue a final rule within 180 days of the date of the bill, which covers the availability of terrestrial, fixed, fixed wireless, satellite and mobile broadband Internet services. The law also requires the FCC to collect detailed data to develop accurate broadband coverage maps.

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai applauds the bipartisan initiative, but says it is now seeking appropriate funding. In a statement issued yesterday, Pai said: “At this stage, it is critical that Congress must provide the FCC with the funding required to implement the bill as soon as possible. Currently, as we have warned for some time, the FCC has no funds to implement this bill. “Pai warned that this good-will legislation would cause delays if Congress does not take immediate action.

USTIndustry trade organization USTelecom also called on Congress to provide full funding for the project. In a study of a pilot project released last August, USTelecom found that according to current FCC methods, 38% of rural areas in the United States Census District that are said to be “Served” are actually unserved.

FCC has acknowledged flaws in its current broadband map. Although the agency’s latest report shows that 21 million Americans cannot access broadband at 25 Mbps download speeds, there are reasons to believe that this number is actually larger, especially in rural areas where FCC data are less accurate. The FCC also overestimated the wireless coverage of Verizon, T-Mobile and US Cellular in a report last year. The FCC’s map should outline where broadband is available and where it is unavailable to find out who gets $ 4 billion in federal funding each year.