PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12 th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: https://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 DA 16-1035 Released: September 13, 2016 FCC RELEASES FORM 477 DATA ON FIXED BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2015 WC Docket No. 11-10 The Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) today released data on fixed broadband deployment as of December 31, 2015. These data were collected through FCC Form 477 and are available on the Commission’s Broadband Deployment Data – FCC Form 477 webpage at www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/broadband-deployment-data-fcc-form-477. The version of the December 31 2015 data released today includes any revisions made by filers before August 29, 2016. Coverage area shapefiles showing mobile broadband network deployment as of December 31, 2015 will be made available at a later date. Users can download data on the census blocks where providers report offering fixed broadband services to at least part of the block. These data tables also indicate the technology used to offer the service and the maximum advertised download and upload speeds for both consumer and business services. The data are available in a CSV (comma separated value) format for both the entire United States and for individual states. A description of the fields in the fixed broadband deployment data and an explanation of the modifications made to the data prior to its release are available on the Explanations of the Broadband Deployment Data webpage at www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/explanation-broadband-deployment-data. Unless otherwise noted there, the data have been released as filed. Additional information on Form 477 is available on the Form 477 Resources for Filers webpage at www.fcc.gov/form477. If you have questions related to the fixed broadband deployment data, please contact Chelsea Fallon at Chelsea.Fallon@fcc.gov or (202) 418-7991, or Ken Lynch at Kenneth.Lynch@fcc.gov or (202) 418-7356. For questions related to the mobile broadband deployment data, please contact Melvin Del Rosario at Melvin.DelRosario@fcc.gov or (202) 418-0615, or Ben Freeman at Ben.Freeman@fcc.gov or (202) 418-0628. - FCC -