A new version of the Broadband Serviceable Location Fabric (Fabric) is made available in conjunction with the opening of each new biannual filing round of broadband availability data, on or around June 30 and December 31 of each year. When that occurs, the FCC’s Fabric contractor, CostQuest, makes that Fabric data files available to entities that have executed a Fabric license agreement, including internet service providers, governmental entities, and other entities. Current licensees will be emailed a link to access the updated files and do not need to take any actions to request the files or renew their license agreement.
Entities submitting fixed broadband availability data as of June 30, 2023, in the BDC system must use the June 2023 version of the Fabric when preparing and uploading data for that filing, the deadline for which is September 1, 2023. In addition, entities submitting bulk Fabric challenges after June 30, 2023, must base their submissions on the June 2023 version of the Fabric.
The National Broadband Map currently displays availability data as of December 31, 2022 and the December 2022 version of the Fabric. This version of the Fabric will be displayed on the map until availability data as of June 30, 2023 is published on the map in Fall 2023. Bulk fixed availability challenges should therefore continue to be based on the December 2022 version of the Fabric until that time. (Individual challenges to both Fabric locations and fixed availability data, which are submitted directly using the National Broadband Map challenge interface, will also continue to be based on the December 2022 version of the Fabric until the June 30, 2023 availability data are published.)
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July 3, 2023 – |
Fall 2023* –December 2023** |
| Filers of BDC Availability Data as of June 30, 2023 |
June 2023 version (Version 3) |
June 2023 version (Version 3) |
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Filers of BDC Availability Data as of December 31, 2022 (corrections to previously submitted data) |
December 2022 version (Version 2) |
December 2022 version (Version 2) |
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Filers of BDC Availability Data as of June 30, 2022 (corrections to previously submitted data) |
June 2022 version (Version 1) | June 2022 version (Version 1) |
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Bulk Fabric Challengers |
June 2023 version (Version 3) |
June 2023 version (Version 3) |
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Bulk Fixed Availability Challengers |
December 2022 version (Version 2) |
June 2023 version (Version 3) |
* The precise end date for this period will occur when availability data as of June 30, 2023, is published on the National Broadband Map and released for download. This is currently expected to occur in Fall 2023.
** The precise end date for this period will occur when the December 2023 version of the Fabric is released for the BDC collection of data as of December 31, 2023. This is currently expected to occur in December 2023.
For more information on how to obtain access to the Fabric see: https://help.bdc.fcc.gov/hc/en-us/sections/10419330460827-Access-the-Fabric.
