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WASHINGTON The Federal Communications Commission Acting Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel today announced the establishment of a Task Force dedicated to implementing long-overdue improvements to the agency s broadband data and mapping tools. The Acting Chairwoman also named Jean Kiddoo as Chair of the new Broadband Data Task Force and announced other senior staff. The announcement, made at today s Open Commission Meeting, was accompanied by a staff update on the agency s current broadband data collection efforts. The Broadband Data Task Force will lead a cross-agency effort to collect detailed data and develop more precise maps about broadband availability, said Acting Chairwoman Rosenworcel. I thank Jean and her team for their willingness to take on this vitally important project.