Rick,
Andrew is no longer with the NTIA. I took some time to
review this FCC report and can shed some light on what problems people are
seeing. First this data is compiled from round 4 which was current as of
June 2011. If anyone updated or provided data to their states this last
round, your data will not show in this report. Second, the data shown does
include fixed wireless service but not satellite or cellular. What they
appear to have done is create a merge of data. In the report they tried to
replicate the 4 meg down 1 meg up national broadband plan set as the
national goal. The national broadband map was created before the wonderful
people who wrote that report had the brilliant idea of defining something
that is not part of the map standards. Give that problem the FCC decided to
use the category of 3 meg or greater as the download speed and 768 or
greater as the upload speed. If any WISP has reported data in round 4 or
earlier that does not meet those speed tiers, it was not used in this
report.
As with any mapping and report it is very important to read
their methodology before throwing stones. I had to answer to some of our
research people in Illinois today because the FCC report says 6% unserved in
Illinois and my mapping data says 1%. Most of the difference is that we
calculated using just the download speed tier information and the FCC
further restricted areas they deemed served by adding in the 768 or greater
upload requirement. Some WISP's get bumped off the map because of the upload
requirements they used in their study.
Thank You,
Brian Webster
www.wirelessmapping.com
www.Broadband-Mapping.com
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rick Harnish
Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2012 6:19 PM
To: 'WISPA General List'; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]
Subject: [AFMUG] RE: [WISPA] FCC broadband deployment report
Andrew, (Andrew MacRae from the NTIA is BCC'd)
There seems to be some discrepancy in the Colorado and Michigan Data. Can
you assist as to why Wisp coverage is not represented? Please read the
email below my signature line. Also, here are some other comments from
other providers.
. Merrill, MI: Our coverage area is not displayed on that map. Is it
only including wireline providers?
. Jackson, MI: My coverage update for the 2nd to last round is not
there, but the rest is. The map is for 3Meg svc. and up also.
. Steamboat Springs: If you hover over a county a popup chart on the
right shows up and displays the demographics for that county and % of
broadband that is Fiber, Cable, DSL, or fixed wireless. both the counties
we serve show 0% fixed wireless.
. Yuma: wow, they have my area as covered as NON-Rural DSL and Cable
no wireless links at all..
I think someone "fixed" the books on this info. As its completely BS..
1. everything out here in our area is Rural..
2. No wireless listed at ALL ( there are 2 providers ourselves and the telco
to the south of us)
3. The local cable company has only a handful of customers
4. says that over 3500 folks in my county have NO internet.. Complete and
total BS.. This is farm country and I'd PAY to find more than 50 homes that
don't have internet.
Again.. the books have been cooked, thanks to either bad info or
competition.
Where there is a Wisp, there is a way!
Respectfully,
Rick Harnish
Executive Director
WISPA
260-307-4000 cell
866-317-2851 Option 2 WISPA Office
Skype: rick.harnish.
[email protected]
[email protected] (Trina and Rick)
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On
> Behalf Of Sean Heskett
> Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2012 5:29 PM
> To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]
> Subject: [WISPA] FCC broadband deployment report
>
> Hi all,
>
> Sorry for all the cross posts on multiple lists but this seems troubling
to me. We
> submitted our coverage data to the state of Colorado and they submitted
our
> data for the national map. However, this FCC broadband deployment report
> includes this map which doesn't show our coverage.
>
> Report: <http://www.fcc.gov/reports/eighth-broadband-progress-report>
http://www.fcc.gov/reports/eighth-broadband-progress-report
> Map: <http://www.fcc.gov/maps/section-706-fixed-broadband-deployment-map>
http://www.fcc.gov/maps/section-706-fixed-broadband-deployment-map
>
> What gives??? WISPA???
>
> Is anyone else noticing their coverage area is not included?
>
> Best regards,
>
>
> Sean Heskett
> ZIRKEL Wireless
> High-speed Internet
>
> <http://www.zirkelwireless.com> www.zirkelwireless.com
> 970-871-8500
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