The FCC is also looking into this issue. On Friday they published a press release about their investigation in the proper coverage reporting. https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-355447A1.pdf and CNET reporting here.
https://www.cnet.com/news/fcc-kicks-off-investigation-into-broadband-map-accuracy/ Sonja Harris Conifer Communications 866-378-8393, ext. 301 [email protected] From: <[email protected]> on behalf of Kristian Hoffmann <[email protected]> Reply-To: <[email protected]> Date: Monday, December 10, 2018 at 1:42 PM To: <[email protected]> Subject: [California] R.12.10.012 reply comments Attached are the various reply comments in the proceeding to change the CASF program rules. There's an interesting debate going on, and I don't think there's a clear "right answer." If someone submits deployment data to the CPUC that is "overstated," how should that be handled or even detected? ATT and other incumbents are apposed to subscription-based verification on the basis that it's not in the statute (i.e. that's not what was passed by the legislature). I think WISPs would tend to side with them, because they would rather their deployment data be accepted at face value. But no one can claim that wireless deployment data is 100% accurate. There are too many variables to account for in order to perfectly model availability. >From the CPUC's perspective of trying to achieve a mandate of service >availability for 98% of the population, they know there are areas that >multiple providers claim coverage, but that it isn't really available. So, how >do you weed these out? Here's a current example of the same problem on a much >larger scale... https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/12/at-least-one-major-carrier-lied-about-its-4g-coverage-fcc-review-finds/ As difficult as the RWA's task is in this case, they can at least drive test to measure accuracy. That's next to impossible for any kind of fixed services (wired or wireless). Not an easy problem... My $.02, -Kristian _______________________________________________ California mailing list [email protected] http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/california
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