The Village of Menands, the New York State Department of State, and the Federal Communications Commission are working together to improve Broadband within the Village of Menands and are asking for your assistance.

The FCC’s new National Broadband Map shows internet availability data nationwide, and for the first time, accepts input from consumers like you! Go to BroadbandMap.gov, search for your home or small business. If the reported service or speed is not available for purchase, submit a challenge to correct the map. Help Improve the map! More information at FCC.gov/BroadbandData/consumers.

The FCC wants to make sure that all locations are represented on the National Broadband Map. Search for your home or small business at BroadbandMap.gov. If the information about your location is wrong, or the location is missing from the map, submit a challenge to correct it! More information at FCC.gov/BroadbandData/consumers.

  What is the FCC National Broadband Map?

The National Broadband Map displays where internet services are and are not available across the

country, as reported by internet service providers. The map allows consumers and other stakeholders

to easily dispute, or challenge, information shown on the map that they believe is inaccurate. To view

the map, visit BroadbandMap.FCC.gov.

• The Fixed Broadband Map shows the fiber, cable, DSL, satellite, or fixed wireless

internet services available at each home or small business on the map. When you search for

an address and select a location on the map, you can see which providers report offering

broadband service at that location, and the technologies and the maximum advertised

download and upload speeds they each offer.

• The Mobile Broadband Map shows the 3G, 4G, and 5G coverage of each mobile

provider for the area displayed. The coverage areas reflect where consumers should be able

to connect to the mobile network when outdoors or in a moving vehicle, but not

indoors. The map allows you to compare mobile wireless coverage reported by different

mobile providers.

• Individual location points appear on the map if you search for a location or zoom

1. These points identify buildings or structures – such as a home, apartment building, or

small business – where internet services are, or could be, available. Each location is part of

a dataset called the Broadband Serviceable Location Fabric . Gray location points represent

buildings or structures that are not likely to use mass-market broadband services.

How to Help Improve the Map?

Visit BroadbandMap.fcc.gov and search for your address. If you see incorrect information, you can help

the FCC improve the map by submitting a challenge, or request for corrections:

• Availability Challenges: If the information about the internet services available at your

home or other location is incorrect, you can dispute it by clicking on the Availability

Challenge link on the right side of the map and submitting the form.

• Mobile Challenges: If the map of mobile coverage submitted by your provider seems

incorrect, you can dispute that by taking speed tests on your mobile phone with the FCC

Speed Test App, available for both Android and iOS. Make sure to select the Challenge

Speed Test option and to take the test while either outdoors or in a vehicle.

• Location Challenges: If the information about the location point of your home or other

location seems to be incorrect, you can submit a Location Challenge to correct the

information on the location. The link to do this is to the right of the address on the map. To

add a location, click on the place on the map where the location should be and then click

the “Challenge Location” button.

Accurate Maps = Improved Access

An accurate map will help identify the communities most in need of funding for high-speed internet projects.

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