Media Contact: 
David Grossman, (202) 418-2100
david.grossman@fcc.gov
For Immediate Release
COMMISSIONER CLYBURN STATEMENT 
ON UPDATES TO MAPPING BROADBAND HEALTH IN AMERICA PLATFORM
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WASHINGTON, June 8, 2017 – “ I am pleased that the Commission is demonstrating its continued 
commitment to the Connect2Health
FCC
Task Force and the Mapping Broadband Health in America
platform with the release of today’s update. For far too many rural and underserved consumers, the 
broadband health picture remains bleak. 
“By investing in this vital broadband health mapping platform and unveiling a new list of critical need 
counties, the Commission is providing the data needed to ensure connectivity reaches those communities 
most in need. I am confident that when relevant stakeholders work together across sectors, we will 
successfully break boundaries at the intersection of broadband and health policy.”
“When the Task Force conducted its Beyond the Beltway series through 10 communities across the 
country, the almost universal refrain from hundreds of federal, state, and local stakeholders with whom 
we engaged – including consumers, state and local government officials, clinicians and hospitals, public 
health experts, policy makers, community leaders, technologists, and industry groups ? was to help them 
better leverage broadband as an essential health tool. The Mapping Broadband Health in America
platform not only answered that universal clarion call, it was a landmark achievement because it was the 
first time that the FCC had sought to get behind the rhetoric and really understand the relationship 
between broadband access and health needs. The response of key stakeholders to the initial 
announcement of the platform further demonstrates its value.  Hundreds of people registered for an in-
depth webinar on the platform. It is catalyzing more efficient policy decision making at the Commission, 
other federal agencies, and in local communities. A quick web search indicates that numerous local 
governments and community organizations have distributed the platform to their constituents.”
“And, the work of the Task Force is far from done.  Armed with the robust input from stakeholders across 
the country along with the data and information that is pouring into the Commission in response to the 
recent Connect2Health Public Notice, the Task Force staff are tirelessly working to make 
recommendations to the Commission about how best to architect broadband health policy to meet the 
needs of rural and underserved Americans.  I am delighted by the analysis I have seen thus far and look 
forward to even more refined input.”
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Office of Commissioner Mignon Clyburn: (202) 418-2100
Twitter: @MClyburnFCC
www.fcc.gov
This is an unofficial announcement of Commission action.  Release of the full text of a Commission order constitutes 
official action.  See MCI v. FCC, 515 F.2d 385 (D.C. Cir. 1974).