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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, June 10, 2019 11:02<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> FW: O'Halleran Mapping Bill
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">FYI: From Rep. O’Halleran’s office.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Hope you’re well!<br>
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, June 5, 2019 10:33 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Biggs, Jenell - (jbiggs) <jbiggs@email.arizona.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> O'Halleran Mapping Bill</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Hi Jenell,</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Hope all is well! I wanted to give you a heads up that Rep. O’Halleran will be introducing a broadband mapping bill today with Rep. McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) of Washington
State. See below the <u>embargoed</u> press release announcing the bill’s introduction later today. The bill is also sponsored by Energy & Commerce Committee members Rep. Kuster (D-NH) and Rep. McKinley (R-WV).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">McMorris Rodgers, O’Halleran Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Broadband Mapping in Rural Communities</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 5, 2019) –
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Today, Eastern Washington Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Congressman Tom O’Halleran (D-AZ) introduced the
<b><i>Broadband Data Improvement Act of 2019</i></b>, bipartisan legislation to improve the broadband mapping process nationwide to accurately reflect coverage levels in rural areas.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">“Access to broadband is basic infrastructure in our 21st Century economy, but for too many people, including many in rural Eastern Washington, it’s still not a reality,”
<b>said McMorris Rodgers. </b>“One of the main challenges we face is having accurate data about what areas have access and where we need to improve. This legislation will revamp the broadband mapping process so that federal agencies and private industry are
able to target improvements to the areas that need it most and finally bridge the digital divide in rural communities.”
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">“In the most rural parts of our country, millions of Americans lack access to reliable broadband. This puts communities at a significant disadvantage and prevents them
from unlocking the potential of online learning, telehealth, and connectivity in our 21st century economy. It is important that we close the digital divide to ensure these communities can thrive, but to do that we need to update the National Broadband Map”
<b>O’Halleran said. </b>“I am proud to join my colleagues to introduce bipartisan legislation to ensure we are collecting accurate coverage data and allocating funds to the underserved areas that need the resources.”</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">“The Broadband Data Improvement Act of 2019 is a great step forward on the important issue of broadband connectivity. To help close the broadband gap, we need better data
to enable better decisions. Measures that improve the granularity, collection and oversight of data, which are included in this bill, will improve our understanding and allow us to invest in the future of the country. We applaud Representatives McMorris Rodgers
and O’Halleran as they continue to lead on this issue and look forward to working with Congress towards our shared goal of providing better connectivity for all Americans.”<b> – John Kahan, chief data analytics officer for Microsoft Corporation</b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">“For far too long, imprecise broadband availability maps have frustrated unserved rural consumers and undermined the effectiveness of programs that would otherwise help
in delivering services to them. The kinds of steps outlined in the Broadband Data Improvement Act of 2019—more granular reporting, better standards for reporting, and robust validation and challenge procedures—represent a critical combination of measures to
improve broadband mapping. Of course, these measures all must be seen as part of an ongoing conversation, but they represent significant building blocks for steps to follow. NTCA-The Rural Broadband Association thanks Representatives McMorris Rodgers and O’Halleran
for their continued support.” <b>– NTCA, the Rural Broadband Association, CEO Shirley Bloomfield</b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">“The American Farm Bureau Federation supports this bipartisan bill to improve broadband data collection. Broadband is no longer a luxury. It’s a necessity. With limited
funding and an overabundance of need, it is critical for federal programs to use accurate broadband maps to target and distribute its funding. Farm Bureau applauds Reps. O’Halleran, McMorris Rodgers and their colleagues for their leadership on this vital issue
and we will work with them in favor of swift consideration of this measure.” <b>
– Zippy Duvall, President of the American Farm Bureau Federation</b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">“Accurate broadband coverage maps are a missing ingredient in the pursuit to make rural broadband access a reality. By emphasizing the need for better broadband coverage
data, this proposal will provide a much-needed look at the true scope of the digital divide. Expanded broadband access is key to the success of rural communities, and we welcome this proposal’s introduction in the U.S. House and thank Congressman O’Halleran
and Congresswoman McMorris Rodgers for their leadership.” <b>– Jeffrey Connor, COO of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA)</b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">“Common sense strategies to improve our broadband maps will help us connect America to the digital age and more efficiently use government resources. The Broadband Data
Improvement Act of 2019 would move away from the current census block approach to one that utilizes shapefiles plus crowdsourcing, therefore better identifying the served and unserved areas so the FCC can quickly make mapping improvements. We applaud Reps.
Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Tom O'Halleran for introducing this bipartisan legislation and look forward to working with the committee, the FCC and all stakeholders on improving our national broadband map.”
<b>– NCTA, the Internet and Television Association</b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NOTE:
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The Broadband Data Improvement Act of 2019 (BDIA) requires broadband providers to report data to create an improved National Broadband Map that is significantly more accurate and
granular, and subject to an ongoing and multi-faceted challenge, validation, and refinement process. Specifically, the bill improves the mapping process in the following ways:
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<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Granular Service Availability Data –</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> Requires broadband providers to report
service availability by submitting GIS shapefiles that indicate actual network coverage completely updating or replacing the current Form 477 process.
</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Three-pronged Data Validation Process –
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<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The collection of public feedback regarding the accuracy of the map, obtained via a new feedback tool that will be integrated into the online mapping platform.
</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The acquisition of third-party commercial datasets on broadband availability that are analyzed and compared against provider-reported data.
</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Targeted on-the-ground field validation of services in areas where public feedback and third-party data suggest the map is incorrect.
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<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Periodic Challenge Process –
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Requires the establishment of an ongoing, efficient, and scheduled process by which the public at large and broadband service providers may challenge the map, and through which the
FCC analyzes and resolves any challenges to update the map accordingly.</span></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Federal Funding Programs Guidance and Broadband Investments Tracking –
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Requires the National Broadband Map to be utilized by Federal agencies to identify areas that remain unserved and track where awarded funds have actually resulted in broadband buildout.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Data Submission Assistance to Small Providers –</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> Minimizes the burden on smaller service
providers that may not have GIS capabilities by providing data submission assistance to ensure that the information they report is as accurate as possible.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Edgar Rivas</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Congressman Tom O’Halleran (AZ-01)</span></b></p>
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