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Broadband Development Map Challenge Guide
Map Challenge Responses Are Closed
The next data refresh will be announced in the coming months. Questions regarding map data submissions can be directed to broadband@cpa.texas.gov.
This informational guide is provided to assist a broadband service provider or a political subdivision who would like to submit a challenge to the Texas Broadband Development Map.
Who Can Challenge the Map?
A broadband service provider or political subdivision may petition the Broadband Development Office (BDO) to reclassify a designated area on the map as an eligible area or ineligible area.
For Broadband Service Providers, the challenge should be submitted by a member of their executive team or their designee.
For Political Subdivisions, the challenge should be submitted by a department head of the political subdivision or their designee.
What Information Can Be Challenged?
The Texas Broadband Development Map can be challenged based on the eligibility of designated area(s). Evidence must be provided.
- 1) The designated area(s) should be designated as eligible
- Providers do not offer broadband service that meets the 25 Mbps download /3 Mbps upload threshold. It must be available to consumers within 10 business days and at least 80 percent of addresses in this designated area(s); or
- The designated area(s) have not been awarded federal funding for the deployment of broadband services.
- The designated area(s) should be designated as ineligible
- Providers do offer broadband service that meets the 25 Mbps download/3 Mbps upload threshold. It must be available to consumers within 10 business days and at least 80 percent of addresses in this designated area(s); or
- The designated area(s) have been awarded federal funding for the deployment of broadband services.
When Can a Challenge be Submitted?
The Texas Broadband Development Map will be updated twice per year and any challenges seeking reclassification of a designated area (34 TAC §16.34(a)) must be received by the office within 60 days of when an updated map is published.
How to Log a Challenge
A broadband service provider or a political subdivision can challenge the Texas Broadband Development Map by sending a completed Challenge Form (PDF) and required evidence to the Broadband Development Office (BDO) at Map.Challenges@cpa.texas.gov during the 60-day challenge window.
How do I know if there's a challenge? And what can I do?
View challenges to date, along with instructions on how to refute a challenge.
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Definitions
Broadband Service
Broadband service is defined (Gov't Code § 490I.0101) as Internet service that delivers transmission speeds capable of providing a minimum download or upload threshold speed that are the greater of either:
- (A) a download speed of 25 megabits per second (Mbps) or faster; and an upload speed of three Mbps or faster; or
- (B) the upload or download threshold speeds for advanced telecommunications capability as adopted by the Federal Communications Commission
Designated Area
A census block, which is the smallest geographic area for which the U.S. Bureau of the Census collects and tabulates decennial census data.
Broadband Service Provider
An internet service provider engaged in business intended for profit including a telephone cooperative, an electric cooperative, or an electric utility, that offers last-mile or middle-mile broadband service for a fare, fee, rate, charge, or other consideration.
Political Subdivisions
Political subdivision means a county, municipality, school district, junior college district, other special district, or other subdivision of state government Local Gov't Code § 140.008(a)(2). The term does not include a special purpose district Gov't Code § 403.0241(b).