Pardon me if I have misunderstood your question and your point, but; as I
understand the filing requirements that the FCC representative told me the
Commission wants to know #1 the census tracts that you can serve, which
comes from xml maps or simple text files.  And #2 the geocode information
of your customers installation.  2 different reports.
On Feb 27, 2015 12:27 AM, "Sean Heskett" <af...@zirkel.us> wrote:

> Why would you use your billing system to report your coverage area to the
> FCC?  Surely you don't have customers at every possible location that you
> can provide service to?!?!
>
> We use towercoverage.com because it reports all the locations that we can
> provide service to.
>
> 2 cents
>
> -Sean
>
>
> On Thursday, February 26, 2015, Philip Rankin <wireless...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> The hardest part for the Fixed Broadband Deployment portion of the filing
>> is understanding what the FCC wants and then manipulating the data to get
>> it into the format the Commission requires after you find where to find the
>> Census information.  (The Census information by state is all on
>> http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/census-blocks-state)  You just have to
>> massage it to make it fit.
>>
>>  I use Platypus and Tucows has a really nice easy button push to generate
>> the Fixed Broadband Subscription information.  The subscription can be done
>> manually if you can find the census maps.
>>
>> On Thu, Feb 26, 2015 at 11:46 AM, Glen Waldrop <gwl...@cngwireless.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> http://data.fcc.gov/api/block/find?latitude=32.515986&longitude=87.834804&showall=true
>>>
>>> Still get an error, xml error rather than 404 this time.
>>>
>>> Why can't I figure this crap out?
>>>
>>> Epically frustrating.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> *From:* Josh Luthman
>>> *To:* af@afmug.com
>>> *Sent:* Thursday, February 26, 2015 11:21 AM
>>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] 477 tract/block info
>>>
>>> Long and lat should be decimal for one
>>>
>>> Josh Luthman
>>> Office: 937-552-2340
>>> Direct: 937-552-2343
>>> 1100 Wayne St
>>> Suite 1337
>>> Troy, OH 45373
>>> On Feb 26, 2015 11:12 AM, "Glen Waldrop" <gwl...@cngwireless.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>>  What am I doing wrong?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://data.fcc.gov/api/block/2010/find?latitude=32%C2%B030%2757.55%22N&longitude=87%C2%B050%275.30%22W&showall=true
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> *From:* Josh Luthman
>>>> *To:* af@afmug.com
>>>> *Sent:* Thursday, February 26, 2015 11:05 AM
>>>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] 477 tract/block info
>>>>
>>>> Use the FCC API.  You send coordinates and get tracts.
>>>>
>>>> Josh Luthman
>>>> Office: 937-552-2340
>>>> Direct: 937-552-2343
>>>> 1100 Wayne St
>>>> Suite 1337
>>>> Troy, OH 45373
>>>> On Feb 26, 2015 11:03 AM, "Glen Waldrop" <gwl...@cngwireless.net>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>  I've been spinning my wheels for days now, 477 help line is typical
>>>>> government/Microsoft answer, technically correct, practically useless.
>>>>>
>>>>> How do I get the block/tract info? I've got maps, I've got programs,
>>>>> been through the 477 paperwork of the past, none of the numbers I get add
>>>>> up to 15 digits.
>>>>>
>>>>> Getting a little irritated at this point.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks guys.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Philip J. Rankin
>> Wireless Telecommunications Services
>> PO Box 24
>> Pittsburg, KS  66762
>>
>

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