Pardon me if I have misunderstood your question and your point, but; as I understand the filing requirements that the FCC representative told me the Commission wants to know #1 the census tracts that you can serve, which comes from xml maps or simple text files. And #2 the geocode information of your customers installation. 2 different reports. On Feb 27, 2015 12:27 AM, "Sean Heskett" <af...@zirkel.us> wrote:
> Why would you use your billing system to report your coverage area to the > FCC? Surely you don't have customers at every possible location that you > can provide service to?!?! > > We use towercoverage.com because it reports all the locations that we can > provide service to. > > 2 cents > > -Sean > > > On Thursday, February 26, 2015, Philip Rankin <wireless...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> The hardest part for the Fixed Broadband Deployment portion of the filing >> is understanding what the FCC wants and then manipulating the data to get >> it into the format the Commission requires after you find where to find the >> Census information. (The Census information by state is all on >> http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/census-blocks-state) You just have to >> massage it to make it fit. >> >> I use Platypus and Tucows has a really nice easy button push to generate >> the Fixed Broadband Subscription information. The subscription can be done >> manually if you can find the census maps. >> >> On Thu, Feb 26, 2015 at 11:46 AM, Glen Waldrop <gwl...@cngwireless.net> >> wrote: >> >>> >>> http://data.fcc.gov/api/block/find?latitude=32.515986&longitude=87.834804&showall=true >>> >>> Still get an error, xml error rather than 404 this time. >>> >>> Why can't I figure this crap out? >>> >>> Epically frustrating. >>> >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> *From:* Josh Luthman >>> *To:* af@afmug.com >>> *Sent:* Thursday, February 26, 2015 11:21 AM >>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] 477 tract/block info >>> >>> Long and lat should be decimal for one >>> >>> Josh Luthman >>> Office: 937-552-2340 >>> Direct: 937-552-2343 >>> 1100 Wayne St >>> Suite 1337 >>> Troy, OH 45373 >>> On Feb 26, 2015 11:12 AM, "Glen Waldrop" <gwl...@cngwireless.net> wrote: >>> >>>> What am I doing wrong? >>>> >>>> >>>> http://data.fcc.gov/api/block/2010/find?latitude=32%C2%B030%2757.55%22N&longitude=87%C2%B050%275.30%22W&showall=true >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> *From:* Josh Luthman >>>> *To:* af@afmug.com >>>> *Sent:* Thursday, February 26, 2015 11:05 AM >>>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] 477 tract/block info >>>> >>>> Use the FCC API. You send coordinates and get tracts. >>>> >>>> Josh Luthman >>>> Office: 937-552-2340 >>>> Direct: 937-552-2343 >>>> 1100 Wayne St >>>> Suite 1337 >>>> Troy, OH 45373 >>>> On Feb 26, 2015 11:03 AM, "Glen Waldrop" <gwl...@cngwireless.net> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I've been spinning my wheels for days now, 477 help line is typical >>>>> government/Microsoft answer, technically correct, practically useless. >>>>> >>>>> How do I get the block/tract info? I've got maps, I've got programs, >>>>> been through the 477 paperwork of the past, none of the numbers I get add >>>>> up to 15 digits. >>>>> >>>>> Getting a little irritated at this point. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks guys. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >> >> >> -- >> Philip J. Rankin >> Wireless Telecommunications Services >> PO Box 24 >> Pittsburg, KS 66762 >> >
