We didn't use powercode for our 477 this year, we used a third party.
Right now though, I'm staring at it, if you go to Reports -> Data Export
-> FCC Form 477 There is a data export tool.
"Reports > Generate FCC Form 477
This report will generate two files to assist in filing FCC Form 477.
The Fixed Broadband Deployment Data file will contain information about
services offered by census block. The Fixed Broadband Subscription Data
file will contain information about quantity of services provided by
census tract. The deployment report will only report based on you having
at least one active customer in a specific census block.
A customer will only be included in this report if they have a Monthly
Internet service on their account. For more details about this report,
please visit the FCC Form 477 site.
The census block/tract data for the customer will be calculated from
their physical address. If this data is incorrect or incomplete, the
form will be incorrect or incomplete! This product uses the FCC Data API
but is not endorsed or certified by the FCC."
Between this and the integration with towercoverage that we have, what
exactly are we missing?
--
Josh Reynolds
CIO, SPITwSPOTS
www.spitwspots.com
On 02/27/2015 05:31 AM, Dennis Burgess wrote:
Fixed Broadband Deployment – Where do you cover in Census Blocks and
what max speeds do you offer in each block
Fixed Broadband Subscribers -- How man customers do you have in each
census tract and what max speeds do they get.
Dennis Burgess, CTO, Link Technologies, Inc.
[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> – 314-735-0270 –
www.linktechs.net <http://www.linktechs.net>
*From:*Af [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Philip Rankin
*Sent:* Friday, February 27, 2015 8:29 AM
*To:* af
*Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] 477 tract/block info
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" <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> 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 <http://towercoverage.com> because it
reports all the locations that we can provide service to.
2 cents
-Sean
On Thursday, February 26, 2015, Philip Rankin
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> 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
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> 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:*[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
*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"
<[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> 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:*[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
*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 <tel:937-552-2340>
Direct: 937-552-2343 <tel:937-552-2343>
1100 Wayne St
Suite 1337
Troy, OH 45373
On Feb 26, 2015 11:03 AM, "Glen Waldrop"
<[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> 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
