When you submit an individual challenge to the location information shown on the National Broadband Map, it will be reviewed by the FCC and the FCC’s contractor, CostQuest, on a rolling basis. The FCC, in consultation with CostQuest, will decide whether to accept the challenge and incorporate it into a future version of the location information shown on the map.
You will receive email notifications about the status of your challenge. Typically, challenges submitted by early March of each year that end up getting accepted will be reflected on the Map by November of that year, and challenges submitted by early September will be reflected when the Map is updated the following May. Emails notifying you that your challenge was accepted are normally sent in June or December, based on when your challenge was submitted. If your challenge is rejected, you may receive feedback about that earlier in the process. For more information on how to track the status of your challenge, see How to View and Manage Location and Availability Challenges.
Changes and additions to the underlying location data on the Map are based on the information in challenges, as well as updates to the underlying source data used to create the points that display on the Map.
You can view, manage, and track your challenge(s) by creating an account to sign in to the National Broadband Map. For information about how to create an account, see How to Create an FCC User Account.
For more information, see How to Submit a Location Challenge.