# Establishing the Digital Opportunity Data Collection; Modernizing the FCC Form 477 Data Program
> **Federal Communications Commission** · Final rule. · Published 2024-08-15 · Effective 2024-09-16 · 89 FR 66254
## Document
- **Document number:** 2024-16935
- **Category:** broadband
- **Federal Register citation:** 89 FR 66254
- **CFR reference:** 47 CFR 1
- **Publication date:** 2024-08-15
- **Effective date:** 2024-09-16
- **FCC docket:** WC Docket Nos. 19-195, 11-10
## Abstract

In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) codifies the Broadband Data Collection (BDC) challenge process deadline as required by the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, delegates authority to the offices and bureaus to conduct BDC audits, and clarifies that providers must submit detailed data to seek restoration for those locations or areas on the National Broadband Map (NBM).

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/08/15/2024-16935/establishing-the-digital-opportunity-data-collection-modernizing-the-fcc-form-477-data-program)
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