We (Regulatory Solutions) process all the broadband map data every new release and get it down to county size files. While we can't disseminate location ID to address info without a license for that data on your end, we can deliver it in hex8 and have even figured out how to derive the hex 9 data ( ~30m hex diameter) without a costquest license. This would get you pretty close to address level data. We provide many layers including competitors, competition by technology type, speed, etc. If you have a costquest license for the area of interest we can include the address/lat/lon data as well but that would have to be verified by Costquest. It would be a relatively small lift to add the caf/rdof/usda info to these layers. Obviously anyone with some decent GIS knowledge can pull this data and make these, but if you aren't looking to spend several hours of your time, let us know and we can make it reasonable. Pricing on the web page is "retail" pricing, but we will negotiate that.
Cameron On Mon, Mar 30, 2026 at 9:50 AM Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote: > The Costquest database just identifies serviceable locations AFAIK, I > don’t think it tells you if there are ISPs there or grants like > CAF/RDOF/BEAD. You would have to get that data from the FCC or your state. > > > > Also the Costquest information initially was terrible, and has been > refined to merely mediocre. They are still missing locations, yet they > include locations that are structures with no need for broadband, etc. For > a commercial grain elevator near us, they list every grain bin and silo as > a BSL. OK, I may know about those errors, but why would I (or anyone else) > spend my time helping Costquest correct them? It’s not a freely available > resource, so why should it be crowdsourced? > > > > Some of the states have put a lot of work into refining the data they get > from FCC including challenges saying unserved locations are actually > served. I don’t know if you could get access to this data, but it is > probably more accurate. Plus you could probably get the list of locations > they intend to fund through BEAD, and whether it will be fiber, coax, FWA > or LEO. If you’re looking for areas to build into, I’d focus on those > areas where the state intends to give BEAD money to Starlink or Amazon > LEO. That tells you the state thinks the area is unservered or > underserved, but that BEAD will not be funding a strong competitor. (Or at > least one that doesn’t already exist.) The other low hanging fruit IMHO is > areas in town that aren’t eligible for BEAD because there’s a cable > company but that cable company is way overpriced. > > > > *From:* AF <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Adam Moffett > *Sent:* Sunday, March 29, 2026 10:26 PM > *To:* 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] GIS file of grant project areas > > > > It would be for assessing competition. We have pretty decent intelligence > on that already, but recently while looking at a potential new area it came > out that there was a BEAD project which wasn't on our map. I was asked if > I could dig up GIS data on that (for free). > > > > I found lots of things I could pay for. This Costquest outfit doesn't > even seem competitive to be honest. > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* AF <[email protected]> on behalf of Ken Hohhof < > [email protected]> > *Sent:* Sunday, March 29, 2026 5:06 PM > *To:* 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] GIS file of grant project areas > > > > Depending on how you want to use it, there may be a problem. > > > > My personal view, and I am definitely not a lawyer, is if you want to use > it internally for general network planning, what they don’t know won’t hurt > them. If you are going to use it for a direct marketing campaign, or an > online qualification tool, or something like that, probably don’t do that. > > > > It’s interesting that almost all big ISPs have online qualification tools, > and they all look very similar, especially the process of identifying your > street address. They all have to be getting the database and software from > somebody. > > > > https://www.costquest.com/broadband-serviceable-location-fabric/fabric-faq/ > > > > Q: If I am an FCC licensee, can I use my FCC-licensed materials for > purposes outside of the BDC process? > > A: No. The FCC Licensed Materials are only for FCC BDC purposes. They > can’t be used for purposes outside of the license agreement. If you are > going to use FCC Licensed Materials for purposes other than BDC purposes, > this is a violation of the FCC License Agreement. > > > > > > *From:* AF <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Adam Moffett > *Sent:* Sunday, March 29, 2026 3:36 PM > *To:* 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] GIS file of grant project areas > > > > I wouldn't know. I'm in the "New Markets" department, and that would be > in the realm of another department which handles compliance. I'll have to > ask them. Information siloing is sometimes unavoidable, and I think this > is a case in point: Not knowing that existed, I never knew to ask about it. > I guess since I'm looking at "new" markets, the information they got for > free is probably not what I need, but they may have bought something as > well. I definitely will ask what we have. > > > > <soapbox>Information siloing is annoying, but it's 1% of it. I'll tell you > that anyone who espouses the brutal efficiency of private enterprise has > never worked for a corporation. You guys still in small businesses are the > ones who have the brutal efficiency, and you might need a fainting couch if > you saw some of the wasted time and money in corporations.</soapbox> > > > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* AF <[email protected]> on behalf of Ken Hohhof < > [email protected]> > *Sent:* Sunday, March 29, 2026 12:57 PM > *To:* 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] GIS file of grant project areas > > > > Don’t you get it free if you file BDC? At least for your service area. I > think first time we had to sign something with Costquest, some kind of NDA > or something. > > > > *From:* AF <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Adam Moffett > *Sent:* Sunday, March 29, 2026 11:52 AM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] GIS file of grant project areas > > > > Ah I see. I can't wait to find out what that costs. > ------------------------------ > > *From:* AF <[email protected]> on behalf of Josh Luthman < > [email protected]> > *Sent:* Saturday, March 28, 2026 10:02 AM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] GIS file of grant project areas > > > > You need the fabric database from Costquest. You know, the one your taxes > paid for you. You have to buy it again. > > > > On Fri, Mar 27, 2026 at 4:03 PM Adam Moffett <[email protected]> wrote: > > I found a site where I could download a complete list of BEAD locations, > but they removed the actual coordinates and addresses--I presume for > privacy. Meanwhile, a different site has all of the CAF funded address > points, with the addresses and coordinates intact. Make up your minds > Federal Guys. > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* AF <[email protected]> on behalf of Josh Luthman < > [email protected]> > *Sent:* Friday, March 27, 2026 12:34 PM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] GIS file of grant project areas > > > > Yep! > > RDOF is CBG > > BEAD is location fabric, individual houses > > Reconnect is a PFSA, a polygon(s) defining the project area > > To maximize government waste. Do the task three different ways to avoid > being able to share resources. Oh and that FCC fabric is tax payer funded > meanwhile ISPs are expected to be the ones to correct the data set. > > > > On Fri, Mar 27, 2026 at 11:47 AM Cameron Crum <[email protected]> wrote: > > The earlier ones were polygons, blocks and such, but the Bead is locations > so you'd be looking at mixed data as well. > > > > > > On Fri, Mar 27, 2026 at 9:18 AM Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote: > > And then you’d need the list of defaults. Apparently RDOF had a bunch of > those. > > > > *From:* AF <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Josh Luthman > *Sent:* Friday, March 27, 2026 8:53 AM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] GIS file of grant project areas > > > > RDOF, BEAD, and Reconnect are there different government agencies. Of > course they are not all in one spot. You can download those three from > three spots. > > If you want to start including states, it'll be more places to look. > Local stuff...jesus... > > > > On Fri, Mar 27, 2026 at 9:36 AM Adam Moffett <[email protected]> wrote: > > Is there any consolidated map of federal broadband grant funded areas? A > shape file or KMZ would be ideal. > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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