Whitman County BAT team asks for residents assistance

COLFAX — The Whitman County Broadband Action Team (BAT) encourages residents to help improve the newly released Federal Communications Commission (FCC) National Broadband Map.

Users can search their address to see information about services that internet service providers claim are available there. If those services are unavailable at the user’s location, they may file a challenge with the FCC through the map interface to correct the information. Map users will also be able to correct information about their location and add their location to the map if it is missing.

Those with poor or no acc...