Is there somewhere to download a KMZ for census tracts? On Tue, Dec 26, 2017 at 9:12 AM, Mark Radabaugh <m...@amplex.net> wrote:
> WISPA Members, > > We are in the middle of one of the most important fights in the history of > our industry. *We need every member (operators, vendors, service > providers) to submit comments to the FCC*. More background and an > outline to help you cover all the bases are in Steve Coran’s email below. > > Please take 30 minutes today and put together a letter to the FCC on > CBRS. If you need assistance, or want help reviewing a draft, contact me, > Mark Radabaugh, or Steve Coran off list and we’ll help you. > > We have also developed a website that will enable you to see the > difference between census tracts (the current proposal for allocating PALs) > and PEAS. Instructions for accessing that website are below. > > If you would prefer to have a KMZ file showing PEA's that you can use, you > can download it here: > > https://www.dropbox.com/s/y5b1zf1mtm5b0v2/FCC_PEAs_website.kmz?dl=0 > > > > > *THIS IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT * > > > > > > *Citizens Broadband Radio Service* > > *GN Docket No. 17-258* > > > > *Suggestions for Filing Comments regarding Notice of Proposed Rulemaking* > > *Deadline: Thursday, December 28, 2017 at 11:59 pm Eastern Time* > > > > *Background* > > > > On October 24, 2017, the FCC released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking > (NPRM) that would fundamentally change the Citizens Broadband Radio Service > (CBRS), which includes the 3550-3650 MHz band and the existing 3650-3700 > MHz band. WISPA will be filing extensive Comments opposing many of the > proposed rule changes, and we believe it is very important for individual > members – WISPs, manufacturers, vendors, etc. – to also file Comments. > > > > *Summary of Current Rules That Will Be Changed If WISPs Do Not Comment* > > > > The FCC adopted rules in April 2015 to establish the CBRS band. The band > employs a three-tier spectrum access model. *Incumbent Access* (earth > stations and military) that must always be protected from interference; > *Priority > Access*, which will be auctioned by the FCC according to census tracts > and must protect incumbents; and *General Authorized Access* (GAA), a > “license by rule” service that must protect Incumbent and Priority Access > use. The FCC allocated up to 70 megahertz for Priority Access Licenses > (PALs) and the remaining 80 megahertz for GAA use. The FCC also will allow > GAA use opportunistically when and where Priority Access Licenses (PALs) > are not in use. The model will be governed by a Spectrum Access System > (SAS) that will enforce the three-tier approach. > > > > In addition to fixed wireless service, the CBRS band is viewed as an > “innovation band” to enable other business models such as Industrial > Internet of Things, private networks, venues (e.g., airports, arenas, > shopping malls), neutral host networks and others. > > > > *Summary of Proposed Changes to the Rules Sought by the Mobile Industry* > > > > Here is a link to the proposed regulatory action that the FCC is > considering: > *https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-17-134A1.pdf* > <https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-17-134A1.pdf>*)* > > *PLEASE BE SURE TO READ Paragraphs 9-27, which are relevant to the > proposals discussed below * > > > > The FCC, at the request of the mobile industry, is proposing changes to > the PAL rules so they are friendlier to national mobile carriers. If > adopted, the proposed rules would effectively foreclose small companies > that wish to acquire protected spectrum for small areas and create a > “5G-only” band available only to the large mobile wireless providers. The > specific proposals are as follows: > > Ø *Conduct PAL auctions based on Partial Economic Areas (PEAs) *or other > geographic areas that are larger than census tracts, such as counties. > There are 416 PEAs and more than 74,000 census tracts. Census tracts are > optimized at a population of ~4,000. > > Ø *Extend Priority Access License (PAL) terms from 3 years to 10 years > and add a “renewal expectancy”* that could make PALs essentially > perpetual. > > > > *These proposed rule changes would make the cost of acquiring protected > PALs through auction significantly higher, pricing out many small would-be > bidders and essentially ensuring that the large mobile wireless carriers > have exclusive access to the spectrum for an indefinite period of time over > a large geographic area. Smaller providers, even if they had the means to > outbid the large carriers, would be forced to acquire large-area licenses > that are likely much larger than the targeted areas WISPs would want to > serve.* > > > > *Guidelines* > > > > · Please review the NPRM > > · You can also review WISPA’s recent comments in meetings with > Chairman Pai and Commissioner O’Rielly, which are attached to this email > > · File comments unique to your company, not “cookie-cutter” > comments > > o *BE AS SPECIFIC AS YOU CAN BE – THE FCC WILL LOOK AT THE SUBSTANCE OF > THE ARGUMENTS MADE, NOT OVERBROAD STATEMENTS* > > o Explain what your company does > > § How many customers do you have? > > § What part(s) of the country do you serve? How rural is the area you > serve? > > § What service do you currently offer (e.g., speed)? > > o As appropriate, emphasize: > > § Your company’s investments in 3650-3700 MHz, especially if those > investment were made in reliance on the CBRS rules that were adopted in > April 2015 > > § Plans for gaining access to the CBRS band > > § How expanding the geographic area of PALs to an area larger than > census tracts will dramatically reduce your ability to make competitive > bids at the PAL auction, because you have to acquire a much larger area > than you plan to use to connect unserved and/or provide better service to > your existing customers > > § Benefits of having the ability to get access to 100 megahertz of > mid-band spectrum > > § Any reduction in investment based on the threat of the proposals in > the NPRM > > § Note that you have an experimental license (if you do) and what the > purpose of the trial is > > § Problems that additional spectrum will solve (e.g., investment, > congestion, throughput, QoS, interference, etc. > > o Include maps of your service area, showing PEA boundaries, and > identifying areas where licensed mid-band spectrum would help you connect > additional customers or provide better service to existing customers > > o Focus on consumers > > o For rural providers: focus on extending fixed broadband service to > rural Americans that lack broadband or choice > > o Be clear that you oppose the proposals to increase the size of PALs > or lengthen the term of licenses > > · We are happy to answer questions, provide suggestions and > assist in filing your Comments. Please contact the WISPA DC team (email > sco...@lermansenter.com <steve.co...@lermansenter.com> who will forward > your request for assistance to the appropriate member of WISPA’s team) > > > > *INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILING YOUR COMMENTS WITH THE FCC IN GN Docket No. > 17-258* > > > > Comments can be prepared as a double-spaced document with a caption, or as > a single-spaced letter. > > > > Comments are filed electronically at the FCC’s ECFS web site: > https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filings > > > > Proceedings: 17-258 > > Name of Filer: enter your company’s name, not your name > > Type of Filing: pull down menu, enter “Comment” right at the top of the > menu > > File Number, Report Number, Bureau ID number: leave these blank > > > > *Please be sure to file by Thursday, December 28 at 11:59 pm Eastern Time* > > > Thank you. > > Attached is a link to a site which will allow you to overlay > state-by-state census tracts with Partial Economic Areas (PEA). > Registration is required to access the site, use this registration form > <https://wispa.allpointsbroadband.net/accounts/register/>. After > registering, you can select the states to display census tracts from. and > add the PEA layer in the menu on the left. You can click on any tract or > PEA to display data about it in a popup window. > > https://wispa.allpointsbroadband.net/ > > A few notes: > > - The order you add layers to the map matters; think of it like adding > physical layers. If you add tract layers first, then the PEA layer, when > you click you will see data about the PEA you clicked. If you add the PEA > layer first, then tracts, you will see census data when you click because > the tract layer will be "on top" > - Due to technical limitations you can only display a handful layers > concurrently, if you try to select too many they will not load, and you may > need to refresh the page > - When zoomed-out, holes may appear in the tract layers, especially > around population centers. When you zoom in those holes will fill in. > > > For technical or registration issues please contact Michael Hespenheide ( > mhespenhe...@allpointsbroadband.com) > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wireless mailing > listWireless@wispa.orghttp://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wireless mailing list > Wireless@wispa.org > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > -- Bois d'Arc Farm Cody Bardwell Crop Operations/IT 334-654-4539
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