Broadband Transparency and Accountability Act of 2019
This bill addresses how internet service providers report data on the availability of broadband across the country and how the federal government verifies and shares such data.
Specifically, the bill requires providers to report to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) data for each covered household in a census block showing
Providers must also report data measuring the characteristics of broadband service as advertised and as delivered.
The FCC must make the collected data available to certain governmental entities, nonprofit organizations, and researchers.
Further, the bill requires the FCC to develop a searchable map of existing broadband service capability and availability.