CostQuest: Unserved Locations Continue to Decline
Analyses of Versions 5 and 6 of the FCC's broadband data collection show the number of unserved locations in the U.S. dropping significantly, broadband consultancy CostQuest said Friday. Version 5 captures data from June 2024 and Version 6 from December 2024. CostQuest said that in those six months, unserved locations in the U.S. decreased 27%, while underserved locations grew by 22%. Its analysis of Version 5 showed 108 million broadband-serviceable locations served, 2.45 million underserved and 5.1 million unserved, versus 109 million served, 2.99 million underserved and 3.75 million unserved in Version 6. The analyses don't include unlicensed fixed wireless in determining coverage status, CostQuest noted.
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Fiber deployment has steadily increased across the U.S., with an additional 3.9 million locations served between Versions 5 and 6, it said. Only 57 U.S. counties lacked fixed wireless presence as of the end of 2024, CostQuest added.