Broadband Availability Map: Version 4 Challenge Process

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OFFICIAL NOTICE: In accordance with Iowa Admin. Code r. 129—20.5(1), on July 1, 2021, the Office posted the final version of Broadband Availability Map V4 and opened a 20-day appeal window where any person or party aggrieved or adversely affected by mapping determinations could appeal the Office's final determination of whether a particular broadband block constitutes a targeted service area pursuant to Iowa Admin Code r. 129—20.4. Pursuant to Iowa Code r. 129—20.5(3), the Office notified affected parties by posting to this website any notice of appeal received. Appeals and the Office’s decisions concerning the census block(s) forming the basis of received appeals are located below. Received appeals can be accessed by clicking the link provided in the "Notice of Appeal" column. Appeal decisions can be accessed by clicking the link provided in the column labeled "Appeal Decision.” Final agency decisions shall become final unless within 30 days of this posting (September 14, 2021) an appellant or an affected person or party that submitted evidence in support of, or in opposition to, the appeal files a request for a contested case proceeding pursuant to rule 129—20.6(8B,427). Dates of issuance can be found within each Appeal Decision.

Please Refer to Procedures for Appeal Evaluations & Decisions Bases for Map V4 for more information regarding how the Office evaluates evidence and decides tier designations for appealed blocks