47 USC 644 - Improving data accuracy

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§ 644. Improving data accuracy

(a) Audits

(b) Crowdsourcing

(1) In general

(2) CollaborationAs part of the efforts of the Commission to facilitate the ability of entities and individuals to submit information under paragraph (1), the Commission shall—

(A) prioritize the consideration of data provided by data collection applications used by consumers that the Commission has determined—

(i) are highly reliable; and

(ii) have proven methodologies for determining network coverage and network performance; and

(B) coordinate with the Postmaster General, the heads of other Federal agencies that operate delivery fleet vehicles, and the Director of the Bureau of the Census for assistance with data collection whenever coordination could feasibly yield more specific geographic data.

(1) In general

(2) Annual review

(d) Technical assistance to small service providers

(e) Technical assistance to State, local, and Tribal governments and consumersThe Commission shall provide technical assistance to consumers and State, local, and Tribal governmental entities with respect to the challenge process established under section 642(b)(5) of this title, which shall include—

(1) detailed tutorials and webinars; and

(2) the provision of staff of the Commission to provide assistance, as needed, throughout the entirety of the challenge process.

(f) GAO Assessment of Fabric source data

(1) In general

(2) Sources includedFor the purposes of the assessment conducted under paragraph (1), the key data sources described in that paragraph shall include—

(A) any relevant sources of Federal data, including the National Address Database administered by the Department of Transportation;

(B) State- and county-level digitized parcel data; and

(3) Report

(June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title VIII, § 804, as added Pub. L. 116–130, § 2, Mar. 23, 2020, 134 Stat. 237; amended Pub. L. 117–58, div. F, title V, § 60503, Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 1244.)