My previous post showed the “current” state of un- and underserved by broadband, according to the FCC’s Form 477 from December 2020. It showed that in the short time since RDOF grants were awarded there has already been drift away from purely unserved areas. There are 1 million housing units that have been authorized for RDOF grants that are currently underserved (between 25/3 and 100/20), and 352,000 housing units that are served by broadband. Conversely, I will admit to thinking of RDOF Phase I as including all the unserved at the time. But that isn’t the case. There were exclusions, most importantly for non-high cost areas. As a result, of the 3.78 million unserved housing units, 1.98 million were not even RDOF-eligible.
Excellent graphics that point how hard it is to make real progress and unfortunately it is hard to show the affordability problem. Broadband isn't like you electric or water bill. Today's pricing models charge the same whether it is a single person living in a house or if it is family with four teenagers. At least if you are paying for water, you end up paying less than a family with kids taking endless showers. There is no such break in broadband.
Excellent graphics that point how hard it is to make real progress and unfortunately it is hard to show the affordability problem. Broadband isn't like you electric or water bill. Today's pricing models charge the same whether it is a single person living in a house or if it is family with four teenagers. At least if you are paying for water, you end up paying less than a family with kids taking endless showers. There is no such break in broadband.