Comments Due March 10 at NTIA on New Broadband Questions for 2017 Census Survey
Comments are due March 10 at NTIA on proposed broadband information collection, said a notice in Monday's Federal Register, pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act. "NTIA proposes to add 58 questions to the U.S. Census Bureau's November 2017 Current Population…
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Survey (CPS) to gather reliable data on broadband (also known as high-speed Internet) use by U.S. households through the Computer and Internet Use Supplement," said the notice. NTIA said it's working with Congress, the FCC, other agencies, state and local governments and the private sector to develop and promote policies fostering broadband deployment and adoption. "Collecting current, systematic, and comprehensive information on broadband use and non-use by U.S. households is critical to enabling policymakers to gauge progress made to date, and also to identify specific areas and demographic groups in which broadband adoption is a concern with a specificity that permits carefully targeted and cost-effective responses," the notice said. The agency also released a blog post about the survey.