Maine Broadband Maps

StateMaine Data Source(s)NDT VendorGeoPartners Map Linkhttps://expressoptimizer.net/projects/Maine/speedtestmap.php Survey Linkhttps://www.mainebroadbandcoalition.org/speed-test-info

Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I Results

SummaryRDOF is a $20.4 billion federal grant program administered by the FCC and funded by the Universal Service Fund (USF). The program will target the funds at broadband deployment in unserverd, “high-cost areas” through two phases over the next ten years. In Phase I, the FCC awarded a total of $9.2 billion of the $16 […]

Speedtest (Ookla)

Ookla’s Speedtest is one of the most commonly used tools for measuring the speed, latency, and other performance of broadband connections. As a result, they each have large datasets that are available for local leaders, policymakers, researchers, Internet users and others that are working toward more inclusive broadband deployment, adoption, and use. Link Ookla Open […]

NDT Data (Measurement Lab)

SummaryMeasurement Lab’s Network Diagnostic Tool (NDT) is one of the most commonly used tools for measuring the speed, latency, and other performance of broadband connections. As a result, they each have large datasets that are available for local leaders, policymakers, researchers, Internet users and others that are working toward more inclusive broadband deployment, adoption, and […]

FCC Form 477

SummaryThe primary source for broadband deployment data in the U.S. is Form 477, which the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) uses to collect data from Internet Service Providers (ISPs) on their service areas and the maximum speeds offered. Form 477 is the official source of broadband availability for the federal government and informs decisions around funding […]