Billing System is really a misnomer. These are really Wisp Management and Automation Platforms now. If you are running just a billing system and then a bunch of other tools, you should look at the the management platforms available. Having most of what you need to run your business automated and being able to spit out things like 477 with the push of a button make life easy. Our product was the first to be able to generate 477 reports as early as 5-6 years ago. We can certainly handle the new deployment files as well and I know Powercode does too although the methods are slightly different. I think some of the others even integrate with Tower Coverage directly so there really is no excuse to have to do double data entry. Do yourself a favor and take a look at what is out there.
On Fri, Feb 27, 2015 at 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 >> >
