Doh! I guess this is what happened. I did all my upgrades and reported those higher speeds on the next Form 477. Scriv
On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 10:22 PM, Brian Webster < [email protected]> wrote: > 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**** > > > 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**** > > > **** > > > www.zirkelwireless.com**** > > > 970-871-8500**** > > > _______________________________________________**** > > > Wireless mailing list**** > > > [email protected]**** > > > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless**** > > _______________________________________________ > Wireless mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > >
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