see, that is silly to me. there are a lot of areas we COULD offer service. I mean, the whole state practically... all it takes is a lease, equipment, bandwidth, and customers.
----- Original Message ----- From: Dennis Burgess To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, February 27, 2015 2:36 PM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] 477 tract/block info Note Josh, The information provided below on the Fixed Broadband Deployment is NOT ACCURATE. This is exactly why we get a bad rep sometimes. The Fixed Broadband Deployment data is based on census blocks that you OFFER service in, not provide, so you are submitting inaccurate information. Or rather, smaller than offered deployment information, so you will show less areas served than you actually may. In all reality, the FCC wants to know WHERE you cover and where you COULD offer service. Where you have service deployed is what the fixed broadband subscriber data is. You said integration with TowerCoverage, make sure you have purchased the Deployment data so that you get a updated Fixed Broadband Deployment CSV. Dennis Burgess, CTO, Link Technologies, Inc. [email protected] – 314-735-0270 – www.linktechs.net From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Josh Reynolds Sent: Friday, February 27, 2015 2:23 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] 477 tract/block info 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 ReynoldsCIO, SPITwSPOTSwww.spitwspots.comOn 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] – 314-735-0270 – 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]> 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 <[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]> 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] 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]> 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] 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" <[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
