STATEMENT OF 
COMMISSIONER MICHAEL J. COPPS
Re: Development of Nationwide Broadband Data to Evaluate Reasonable and Timely Deployment of 
Advanced Services to All Americans, Improvement of Wireless Broadband Subscribership Data 
on Interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) Subscribership, Order on 
Reconsideration WC Docket No. 07-38
The Commission is finally launching an effort to collect more granular data on broadband 
deployment in this country. As I said in March when we approved the broadband data collection Order, it 
is essential that the Commission be able to distinguish between residential and business broadband 
connections.  Unfortunately, the Commission declined at that time to do so.  I’m pleased that the 
Commission has reconsidered its position and will now require that the data provided identify the extent 
to which the broadband service is residential rather than business.