{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.manchin.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/after-years-of-manchin-urging-fcc-commits-to-fixing-incorrect-broadband-coverage-maps", "After Years Of Manchin Urging, FCC Commits To Fixing Incorrect Broadband Coverage Maps", "2020-10-05", "2020", "2020-10", "Democrat", "House", "WV", "Joe Manchin", "M001183", "www.manchin.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "October 05, 2020\n\t\t\t After Years Of Manchin Urging, FCC Commits To Fixing Incorrect Broadband Coverage Maps \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tCharleston,\r\nWV  Today, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai announced\r\nthe FCC would heed calls from U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) to implement the Broadband\r\nDATA Act, which requires the FCC to update their broadband coverage\r\nmaps to accurately represent unserved areas, before the $9 billion 5G Fund for\r\nRural America is distributed. After\r\nyears of ringing the alarm about our lack of broadband coverage and the errors\r\nin the FCC's broadband coverage maps, the FCC has finally agreed to update the\r\nmaps before distributing the $9 billion 5G Fund for Rural America. West\r\nVirginia will only get one bite at this apple and without these mapping\r\nupdates, many areas without coverage would not have been eligible for any of\r\nthis funding. At least now we can compete. This would not have happened without\r\nthe nearly\r\n2,000 West Virginianswhoconducted their own speed tests\r\nand sent them to my office. I first and foremost want to thank every West\r\nVirginian who took the time to conduct and send a speed test. I also want to\r\nthank the FCC for recognizing the unjust inaccuracies of these maps and making\r\nthis necessary correction. Because of these efforts, rural communities across\r\nour state will at least have a fair opportunity to get covered, said\r\nSenator Manchin. To\r\nview a timeline of Senator Manchin's efforts to expand broadband access,\r\npleaseclick here.\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t  \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n\t\n    \n    \n    \n    \t\n    \t\n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tNext Article\n\t\t    \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tPrevious Article", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.manchin.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/after-years-of-manchin-urging-fcc-commits-to-fixing-incorrect-broadband-coverage-maps"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7368030492216349, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}