---
kind: "section"
citation: "47 C.F.R. § 1.7007"
title: "47"
number: "1.7007"
heading: "Establishing the Fabric."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/47/1.7007"
---

# §1.7007. Establishing the Fabric.

- (a) The Commission shall create the Fabric, a common dataset of all locations in the United States where fixed broadband internet access service can be installed. The Fabric shall:
  - (1) Contain geocoded information for each location where fixed broadband internet access service can be installed;
  - (2) Serve as the foundation upon which all data relating to the availability of fixed broadband internet access service collected pursuant to the Broadband Data Collection shall be overlaid;
  - (3) Be compatible with commonly used Geographical Information Systems (GIS) software; and
  - (4) **Be updated every 6 months by the Commission.**
- (b) The Commission shall prioritize implementing the Fabric for rural and insular areas of the United States.

## Notes

### Amendments

[85 FR 50907, Aug. 18, 2020, as amended at 89 FR 66268, Aug. 15, 2024]

### Source

Source: 65 FR 19684, Apr. 12, 2000; 65 FR 24654, Apr. 27, 2000, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 47 U.S.C. chs. 2, 5, 9, 13; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; 47 U.S.C. 1754, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[85 FR 50907, Aug. 18, 2020, as amended at 89 FR 66268, Aug. 15, 2024]