Non-geostationary satellite orbital (NGSO) constellations, including Starlink and other similar services in development, has outgrown the technology regulators in the 1990s could have predicted, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) commissioners said during their monthly agenda meeting today. They unanimously adopted a Report and Order to improve coordination between NGSO and geostationary orbital (GSO) operators to bring things up to date.

“While highly technical, these rule changes are expected to have real-world impacts, including up to eight-fold increases in satellite broadband capacity available in a given area, and total economic benefits in the billions of dollars,” said Clay DeCell, an attorney with the FCC’s Satellite Programs and Policy Division.

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr cheered that satellite, which had been a niche player when transmitting broadband to the home over GSOs, is now directly competing with wireline and terrestrial wireless broadband companies. Starlink currently has about three million subscribers in the United States and more than 10 million globally. That is why the Commission began looking at updating its 30-year-old technical rules.

“Those decades-old rules no longer reflect today’s offerings. In fact, they’re holding them back,” Carr said. “Modern satellite designs make it far easier to share spectrum than what yesterday’s regulations assume. We can do a lot better today.”

Specifically, the new rules encourage GSO and NGSO operators to negotiate coordinated spectrum sharing voluntary agreements to avoid interference. It also removes the established international Equivalent Power Flux Density (EPFD) method for measuring interference from NGSO satellites and replaces it with techniques that take into account the design of current satellites. The current system “over protects” GSO satellites, the FCC said.“

I appreciate the chairman’s collaboration in advancing language that positions the United States as a leader in future international discussions on EPFD limits,” said Commissioner Olivia Trusty. “I’m optimistic that today’s action and the real-world results it enables will strengthen our hand at advancing global spectrum harmonization through the [International Telecommunications Union] process.”

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BLOOMSBURG, Pa. — (BUSINESS WIRE) — The first residents in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania are now connected to multi-gigabit, symmetrical Internet from Xfinity. This is a major milestone in Comcast’s expansion project that will connect more than 6,000 homes and businesses in Bloomsburg, Hemlock Township, and Scott Township to America’s smartest and most reliable converged network.

As a new provider in town, Xfinity brings Internet, mobile, entertainment, and smart home services into one simple, seamless solution – giving customers more speed, savings, and control over their connected lives.

“Comcast’s investment in Bloomsburg and surrounding Columbia County communities will give residents, students, and local business owners more choice for high-speed Internet options they need to work, learn, and thrive,” said Columbia County Commissioner Dave Kovach. “This network expansion strengthens our region’s competitiveness and ensures that more households have the connectivity they deserve.”

Residents can visit Xfinity.com/mytown and enter their addresses for additional details on construction timing and upcoming service availability. Homes and businesses will be connected to the network on a rolling basis, while the project is expected to be completed in 2027.

“Our expansion to Bloomsburg brings residents and businesses more choice for fast, reliable Internet, along with a fully integrated suite of connectivity solutions from Xfinity and Comcast Business,” said Ricky Frazier, Jr., Regional Senior Vice President, Comcast. “With multi-gig speeds and ultra-low-lag performance, customers can count on a seamless experience for streaming, gaming and more. When paired with Xfinity Mobile, that connectivity extends from the home to on the go on the nation’s most reliable network — all at a lower cost.”

Bloomsburg now joins 65 million homes and businesses nationwide with access to a network that fuels innovation, productivity, and everyday connection.

Comcast’s most recent expansion to Bloomsburg is part of the company’s latest investment in Northeast and Central Pennsylvania, which also includes recently completed expansions in Carbon, Luzerne and Schuylkill Counties, as well as ongoing expansions in other parts of Columbia County, including Mifflin, North Centre, Orange, South Centre and additional areas in Scott Township.

Xfinity Brings Full Suite of Residential Services to Bloomsburg

Comcast is bringing its full suite of residential Xfinity services to Bloomsburg, including high-speed Internet, streaming, mobile, voice, and home security – delivering reliable, connected experiences for consumers at home or on the go.

• Xfinity Internet: Speed, Reliability, and Coverage. With multi-gig speeds, ultra-low latency and 99.9% reliable whole-home WiFi, Xfinity Internet delivers a consistent, seamless experience for streaming, gaming, video calls and connected learning.
• Xfinity Mobile: Most Reliable Network. Fraction of the Cost. Xfinity Mobile delivers reliable, lightning‑fast speeds – up to 1 Gig – at home and on the go making it easier for customers to stay connected at work, across campus and around town. And now, new customers can get one line free for a full year when they sign up for a qualifying Xfinity Internet plan.
• Xfinity TV: All Entertainment. One Powerful Platform. Xfinity brings together live TV, streaming, sports, and on-demand content in one easy-to-use experience. With the award-winning Xfinity Voice Remote, finding a show, channel, or game is fast, easy, and frustration-free.
• Xfinity Home: Smart Security Made Simple. Xfinity Home combines advanced security and smart home automation in one easy-to-use platform. With flexible options for self or professional monitoring, it delivers peace of mind and control.

Comcast Business: Technology Solutions for Businesses of Any Size

Comcast Business delivers powerful, secure, and always-on connectivity tailored to meet the needs of businesses – whether small startups or growing enterprises. With fast, reliable Internet and advanced networking solutions like SD-WAN, cloud connectivity, and unified communications, Comcast Business helps organizations stay connected, protected, and ready to scale.

For businesses on the move, Comcast Business Mobile offers fast, dependable 5G, flexible data plans, and access to over 23 million WiFi hotspots nationwide. With features like 4K streaming, advanced spam call blocking, and twice-a-year phone upgrades, it’s a mobile solution designed to keep teams productive – wherever business takes them.

What It Means for the Bloomsburg Community

In a community with a large student and young adult population, reliable broadband can play a critical role in supporting online learning, skill‑building, job access, and early career opportunities. In addition to Internet Essentials, Comcast has made significant investments in Northeast and Central Pennsylvania nonprofits focused on building digital skills and expanding access to WiFi‑connected Lift Zones—safe, free places where residents can go online to study, apply for jobs, or stay connected.

Together, these efforts help ensure more residents in Bloomsburg can fully participate in school, work, and everyday digital life as the community continues to grow.

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OMAHA, Neb., April 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — eX² Technology, a single source solution for those seeking to build, scale or future proof their communications infrastructure, today announced the execution of a dark fiber Indefeasible Right of Use (IRU) agreement for dedicated fiber capacity with an Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier (ILEC) on the Navajo County middle-mile fiber network in Arizona.

The 20-year agreement leverages the full 106-mile Navajo County middle-mile route and represents continued momentum in the commercialization of strategic middle-mile infrastructure across the Southwest. Positioned within a rapidly evolving regional connectivity landscape, Northeastern Arizona is emerging as a critical link in broader inter-state infrastructure corridors, supporting increased demand for resilient, high-capacity network routes across adjacent markets.

“This agreement reflects the long-term vision behind Navajo County’s investment in middle-mile infrastructure,” said Bryan Layton, Navajo County Manager. “By partnering with eX², we are ensuring this network is not only built to carrier-grade standards but also operated, maintained and commercialized in a way that delivers sustained value to service providers, businesses and communities across the region.”

The Navajo County middle-mile network was designed and constructed by eX² Technology on behalf of Navajo County and funded through a combination of federal and state resources, including American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds awarded to the State of Arizona and subsequently allocated through Arizona Commerce Authority’s (ACA) Rural Arizona Broadband Development Grant Program.

As Navajo County’s exclusive Operations, Maintenance, and Commercialization (OM&C) partner, eX² Technology is responsible for the long-term performance, reliability and monetization of the network. This integrated model enables eX² Technology to deliver a full suite of carrier-grade infrastructure services, ensuring that publicly funded assets are not only deployed successfully, but maintained and monetized effectively over time.

“Our focus is not just on designing and building infrastructure, but on maintaining and commercializing it over the long term,” said Jay Jorgensen, COO of eX² Technology. “For more than a decade, we have structured and executed long-term, exclusive agreements that enable our public-sector partners to maximize the value of their network assets while delivering reliable, scalable connectivity to carriers, hyperscalers, utilities, and other critical stakeholders.”

The agreement supports the ILEC’s broader initiative to expand network capacity, enhance route diversity and deliver high-performance services across its footprint. More broadly, it reflects increasing demand from regional and national stakeholders seeking access to strategically located, carrier-neutral middle-mile infrastructure.

With growing infrastructure investment and interconnection activity across the Southwest, the Navajo County network is uniquely positioned within a network of emerging high-capacity corridors. eX² Technology continues to work with carriers, hyperscale providers, utilities, and public-sector entities to extend and integrate these routes, reinforcing the region’s role as a critical connectivity hub.

Through its OM&C model, eX² provides:

• Long-term asset stewardship and performance assurance
• Carrier-grade operations and maintenance
• Strategic commercialization and market engagement
• Scalable infrastructure solutions aligned to evolving regional demand

This approach enables repeatable success for public-sector clients while creating a reliable foundation for private-sector investment and network expansion.

Organizations interested in accessing dark fiber along the Navajo County middle-mile route or exploring partnership opportunities across eX²’s growing Southwest footprint are encouraged to visit https://ex2technology.com/navajo-county.

“This agreement demonstrates how strategic infrastructure, combined with experienced long-term partners, can unlock lasting regional impact,” added Jorgensen. “We are committed to delivering and sustaining the networks that power economic growth, connectivity and innovation.”

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SAN DIEGO and ESPOO, Finland, April 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Inseego and Nokia announced today that they have signed an agreement in which Inseego will acquire Nokia’s Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) CPE business, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. The transaction will strengthen Inseego’s position as a global wireless broadband leader with a broader portfolio spanning fixed wireless, mobile broadband, and cloud-managed connectivity for consumer and business markets, and is expected to approximately double the company’s revenue, and give it a global footprint.

“This is a transformative step for Inseego. It expands our scale, broadens our portfolio, and positions us as a global leader in wireless broadband across consumer and business markets. Just as importantly, it creates strong collaboration opportunities with Nokia at the wireless edge, where AI-driven workloads, cloud connectivity, and next-generation networks are increasingly coming together. We are excited to work with Nokia to deliver continuity for both customers and employees today and drive even greater value together going forward,” said Juho Sarvikas, CEO of Inseego.

“Inseego is the right strategic partner for this business and for Nokia’s customers. The agreement reflects Nokia’s strategic shift to simplify its operational model and focus its portfolio on the infrastructure that powers the AI supercycle and AI-driven transformation of networks. This transaction provides robust continuity for customers, and strong collaboration opportunities that bring together Nokia’s network leadership with Inseego’s focused expertise at the wireless edge. We believe this positions the business for continued innovation, broader market opportunity, and long-term growth,” said Konstanty Owczarek, Chief Corporate Development Officer at Nokia.

The transaction includes plans for joint go-to-market initiatives between the two companies in 6G and wireless edge to capture the opportunities in AI and to further advance the FWA business. The collaboration will also explore joint innovation and carrier 5G monetization opportunities, as well as consumer and enterprise growth opportunities at the wireless edge. These efforts are expected to support and drive customer continuity, future revenue growth, and technology leadership at the wireless edge.

Under the agreement, at the closing of the transaction, Nokia will receive approximately a 7% equity stake in Inseego in the form of common stock and warrants, representing a value of US$20 million. At the close of the agreement, Nokia will make an additional $10 million investment in Inseego in the form of common stock and warrants, to further strengthen the commercial collaboration, that will bring its total ownership interest to approximately 11%.

The transaction is expected to close in Q4 2026, subject to certain terms and conditions. The agreement is not financially material to Nokia. Nokia will conduct consultations with works council or other employee representative bodies where applicable. Nokia and Inseego will work closely together to ensure seamless continuity for customers through a carefully managed transition, with a strong focus on service, support, management, and staff continuity.

Advisors 
Perella Weinberg Partners served as financial advisor to Nokia. 

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T-Mobile has announced two new fiber joint ventures that will bring its T-Fiber broadband brand to more than one million additional homes, primarily in the Northeast and Midwest. The company has entered into definitive agreements to form a 50/50 joint venture with Oak Hill Capital to acquire and combine GoNetspeed and Greenlight Networks, and a separate 50/50 joint venture with Wren House to acquire i3 Broadband. 

The company’s press release described GoNetspeed and Greenlight Networks as the largest independent fiber internet providers in the Northeast, with a footprint spanning New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Maine, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Jersey, and Vermont. The combined platform is expected to pass 1.3 million households by the end of 2026. 

i3 Broadband, meanwhile, is a fiber-to-the-premises provider serving residential and commercial customers across Northern, Central, and Southeastern Illinois, as well as Missouri and portions of Rhode Island. It is expected to pass approximately 500,000 households by the end of 2026. 

“T-Mobile is rapidly scaling fiber as a complementary part of its broadband portfolio,” the announcement said about its plans to acquire the fiber providers. “Through wholesale partnerships and capital-efficient joint ventures, the company has quickly grown to serve approximately one million customers with ultra-fast fiber in just two years.”

According to the announcement, T-Mobile expects to invest approximately $2 billion for its 50% stake in the Oak Hill joint venture, with that transaction expected to close in the first half of 2027. The deal with Wren House to acquire i3 Broadband is expected to close in the second half of 2026, with T-Mobile investing approximately $700 million for its 50% stake. 

Together, the deals to acquire these companies represent continued progress toward T-Mobile’s stated long-term goal of serving 18 to 19 million broadband customers by 2030, including three to four million fiber customers. 

The announcement comes as T-Mobile has been steadily broadening its broadband offerings beyond fixed wireless. The company recently launched SuperBroadband, a managed business internet product that pairs its 5G network with Starlink satellite connectivity.

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T-Mobile unveiled SuperBroadband yesterday, a new business internet offering that pairs the carrier’s 5G network with Starlink satellite connectivity to deliver broadband for businesses of all sizes in remote and rural areas.

SuperBroadband’s Starlink integration is meant to close coverage gaps for rural businesses, extending coverage to locations where T-Mobile’s terrestrial 5G network alone may not reach.

Early adopters span hospitality, retail, healthcare, and oil and gas companies. The T-Mobile announcement said Aramark Destinations, which operates in some remote areas of the country, selected SuperBroadband to address inconsistent connectivity and simplify operations across its locations. 

T-Mobile’s SuperBroadband service is built around three core pillars. 

1. Redundancy: Two independent connectivity pathways — 5G and Starlink — work in tandem to keep businesses online and reduce outages. 
2. Coverage: T-Mobile claimed SuperBroadband is the first nationwide broadband solution to reach every U.S. ZIP code. 
3. Simplicity: The service is delivered as a fully managed offering with a single contract, one bill, and a financially backed 99.99% uptime guarantee.

SuperBroadband integrates with T-Platform, T-Mobile’s network management platform, which provides real-time visibility into hardware performance, usage, backup readiness, and failover events.

“Connectivity shouldn’t stop where your business starts,” said T-Mobile President of Growth and Emerging Businesses André Almeida in the company’s announcement. 

“We’ve built a solution that’s resilient by design, available everywhere it counts and simple to deploy, use and scale. This is about taking the complexity out of connectivity and replacing it with virtually unbreakable connectivity to inspire confidence, so businesses of any size can focus on outcomes, not obstacles.”

The T-Mobile/Starlink partnership is now a few years old, though this is the first time the two services have been packaged as a managed, enterprise-grade product with guaranteed uptime.

T-Mobile has been steadily building out its enterprise connectivity portfolio recently. In October, the carrier introduced Edge Control and T-Platform for businesses with high-capacity and latency-sensitive needs. These products now tie directly into the SuperBroadband ecosystem.

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Nearly 1,000 complaints filed with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) paint a detailed picture of the frustrations Starlink customers face. A new investigation by Fast Company, which obtained the complaint records through a public records request, sheds light on where SpaceX’s satellite internet service is falling short for some of its most dependent users.

Spanning five years, the complaints reveal that poor customer service ranks among the most common grievances about Starlink. Roughly 36% of complaints mention the word “support,” and about 28% reference the word “ticket.” Fast Company noted that these likely mean that customers are struggling to get timely help from Starlink. 

Many of the complaints alleged that customers received only automated responses and could not reach a live Starlink representative by phone. Fast Company highlighted one notable case of a Vermont family that went without internet service for five days after a router failure. They were unable to activate a replacement device because the reactivation process required two-factor authentication, which itself required an internet connection.

Speed and reliability are also recurring themes in the Starlink complaints. Fast Company’s reporting found that a significant number of customers allege Starlink does not deliver the internet speeds it advertises. SpaceX does note in its terms that stated speeds are not guaranteed — a caveat that hasn’t gone over well with rural customers who often have no alternative broadband options. 

One family in Warren County, New York, said unreliable speeds made it difficult to work from home and care for their special-needs child, whose schooling depends on a consistent connection.

Hardware delivery delays were also among the complaints, with customers expressing frustration over long waitlists for Starlink equipment.

SpaceX is currently positioned to receive hundreds of millions of dollars in Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program funds to expand Starlink service in the country’s most underserved areas. A recent Opensignal report raised concerns about whether the network can handle a significant influx of new customers without suffering further service quality issues.

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Sertex Broadband Solutions has received a pair of master service agreements (MSA) to support broadband infrastructure expansion efforts for two electric companies in western Massachusetts, the company announced yesterday.

Westfield Gas & Electric’s Whip City Fiber division awarded Sertex a one-year MSA with two optional one-year renewals to install underground service drops connecting the existing distribution fiber broadband network to residential and business properties. The company has had a long-term working relationship with the utility.

Westfield will be the mobilization hub, with construction — including about 1,000 underground service drops — taking place across  Alford, Ashfield, Becket, Blandford, Charlemont, Chesterfield, Colrain, Cummington, East Longmeadow, Goshen, Greenfield, Heath, Leyden, New Ashford, New Salem, Otis, Plainfield, Rowe, Southwick, Washington, Wendell, West Springfield, Westfield, and Windsor.

Chicopee Electric Light’s Crossroads Fiber also awarded Sertex with a new one-year MSA as well as two optional renewals to support Crossroads Fiber, a municipally-owned 100% fiber broadband network serving the residents and businesses of Chicopee, Massachusetts.

It’s not the first time Chicopee Electric has partnered with Sertex for broadband. Last year, the utility awarded Sertex a fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) project. The utility has worked with Sertex since 2019.

For the new project, Sertex will install underground conduit for Chicopee’s FTTH expansion and provide ongoing maintenance and repair services. 

“These awards represent meaningful progress toward closing connectivity gaps in Massachusetts,” Michael Solitro, Sertex Broadband Solutions founder and CEO, said in a prepared statement about the electric company deals. “We are proud to partner with these municipal utilities to deliver the infrastructure needed for economic development, education, public safety, and quality of life.”

The projects rely on the public-private business model Sertex has relied on for several years. The challenge in bringing reliable broadband to rural areas is the build-out costs. When small populations are spread across large geographic areas, hundreds of miles of network infrastructure must be built, often through remote and rugged terrain. 

To ensure affordability, the Sertex public-private partnership model relies on local governments’ ability to finance capital projects. For taxpayers, Sertex said in a 2020 press release, access to public bonding means the cost for a publicly-owned fiber network that connects every home and business to high-speed internet service can be less than $1 day.

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New York Governor Kathy Hochul, U.S. Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, and U.S. Representative Paul Tonko announced that the state’s ConnectALL office has begun implementation of its $542 million plan, which includes $287 million in Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program funding.

New York’s announcement said the BEAD funds will bring high-speed internet to more than 58,600 unserved and underserved homes and businesses, mostly in rural New York. The initiative targets what officials described as the final 1% of documented locations in New York that still lack adequate broadband service. 

The $542 million total breaks down into $287 million in federal BEAD funding, $7 million in New York State funding, and $248 million in private-sector matching investments. The next steps include submitting provisional awards for state and federal environmental review.

Nine providers were awarded funds. They will deploy a mix of fiber, fixed wireless, and low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite broadband. The awardees are:

• Archtop Fiber LLC: $23,728,734 BEAD grant (plus a $30,057,586 provider match and a $1,000,000 state match) to serve 1,638 locations in Columbia, Dutchess, Orange, and Sullivan counties with fiber
• CBN America LLC: $121,177,268 BEAD grant (plus a $40,392,423 provider match) to serve 3,087 locations in Chenango, Delaware, Madison, Oswego, Otsego, Schuyler, and Yates counties and Shinnecock Reservation with fiber, and 18,098 locations in 29 counties and Onondaga Reservation with fixed wireless
• Citizens Telecommunications Company of New York Inc.: $13,273,290 BEAD grant (plus a $6,303,834 provider match) to serve 1,014 locations in Chenango County with fiber
• Fidium Enterprise Services Inc.: $5,454,547 BEAD grant (plus a $3,594,633 provider match) to serve 1,083 locations in Chautauqua, Columbia, and Rensselaer counties with fiber
• IBT Group USA LLC: $12,709,615 BEAD grant (plus a $4,236,538 provider match) to serve 5,478 locations in Chenango, Delaware, Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Montgomery, Oneida, Otsego, and Schoharie counties and the Oneida Indian Reservation with fixed wireless
• Reasnor Telephone Company LLC: $11,437,665 BEAD grant (plus a $3,812,555 provider match) to serve 795 locations in Dutchess County with fiber
• Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink): $22,300,500 BEAD grant (plus a $20,426,074 provider match) to serve 14,877 locations in 37 counties and two tribal reservations with LEO satellite
• Spectrum Northeast LLC: $21,038,640 BEAD grant (plus a $4,123,251 provider match and a $6,000,000 state match) to serve 2,919 locations in Chautauqua County and Tuscarora Nation with fiber
• Verizon New York Inc.: $56,120,006 BEAD grant (plus a $135,241,523 provider match) to serve 4,016 locations in Albany, Clinton, Erie, Essex, Fulton, Montgomery, Oneida, Oswego, Rensselaer, Schenectady, Sullivan, Ulster, and Washington counties and the Tonawanda Reservation with fiber

“Closing the digital divide means ensuring that reliable, high-speed access reaches every household in the state — and that it remains affordable when it gets there,” Governor Hochul said in the announcement.

The BEAD rollout is paired with New York’s Affordable Broadband Act (ABA), which the state says is the nation’s first law guaranteeing low-cost internet options. The ABA requires broadband providers to offer qualifying low-income households broadband at $15 per month for 25 Mbps service or $20 per month for 200 Mbps service. 

ConnectALL says it has reached more than 650,000 New Yorkers with information about these options, and more than 72,000 have followed up for more details.

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The Fiber Broadband Association (FBA) released the second half of its white paper on broadband engineering and construction. The lengthy title of the white paper’s second section is “Building Better Broadband: Accelerating Designs and Securing Permit Approvals — Chapter Two: Fielding and Base Mapping.”

The white paper was developed by FBA’s Engineering Working Group, which is part of its Deployment Specialists Committee.

“As fiber deployment accelerates nationwide, the margin for error continues to shrink,” said Alli Bone, project manager at Horrocks and chair of the Deployment Specialists Committee. 

“Accurate field data and well-constructed base maps are essential to ensuring networks are not only designed efficiently, but are also feasible, constructible, and resilient. This chapter provides practical guidance teams can apply immediately to improve outcomes and stay on schedule.”

In the announcement of the white paper, the FBA highlighted answers to several common questions that the white paper addresses. Among them:

1. In broadband network engineering, high-level design (HLD) and low-level design (LLD) serve distinct purposes: HLD defines the overall architectural vision, routing approach, and initial material estimates, whereas LLD converts those plans into detailed, construction-ready engineering drawings with exact specifications.
2. Because pole owner requirements differ considerably from one owner to the next, survey teams should investigate each individual pole owner’s specific requirements prior to mobilizing in the field. Otherwise, they risk having to repeat data collection and causing project delays.
3. The foundation for fiber broadband base maps can be built from a wide range of data sources: open-source and publicly available geospatial datasets, utility asset records, state DOT maps, railroad and waterway data, land parcels, street addresses, aerial and street-level imagery, LiDAR point clouds, and elevation data, all of which may be supplemented with targeted field measurements.
4. Available technologies for fiber broadband site surveys span open-source satellite and drone-based aerial capture, mobile LiDAR scanning, 360-degree street-level imaging systems, handheld tech-enabled field crews, and conventional manual measurement. The FBA recommends that the choice of tools should be guided by project scope, construction method, budget, permitting authority requirements, site conditions, and the precision level needed.
5. For OSP survey data file formats, the FBA white paper identifies Esri Shapefile (.shp) as the accepted standard for post-survey deliverables, while GeoJSON and AutoCAD DXF (drawing exchange format) or DWG are all recognized as compatible alternatives.
6. To make survey data as reusable as possible across the full project lifecycle, it should be clearly attributed to its source, collection method, and confidence level, and organized as reusable project assets rather than deliverables built for a single purpose.
7. When base map or site survey data is incomplete or inaccurate, the FBA recommends treating the site survey as a formal quality control checkpoint — with all findings, constraints, and unresolved risks thoroughly documented before the project moves forward into detailed engineering.

The white paper follows on the release of the FBA’s 20th annual fiber report late last year, which said that fiber broadband has “fundamentally changed daily life, work, health, and economic opportunity.”

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