"Cable ISP Hit with $10,000 Fine for FCC Deception on Broadband Coverage"

Jefferson County Cable, a small ISP, has been fined $10,000 by the FCC for falsely claiming to offer broadband service in an area it hadn't expanded to and for submitting inaccurate coverage data to prevent other ISPs from obtaining government grants. The company admitted to violating the Broadband Data Collection program requirements and the Broadband DATA Act. The FCC's investigation revealed that the ISP initially reported serving 8,178 addresses, which was later reduced to 6,605, still higher than its actual coverage. The ISP's false claims were exposed by a competitor who filed challenges at specific addresses, leading to the discovery of damning emails from a company executive.