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Federal Communications Commission

Michael ByrneGeographic Information Officer

March 8, 2010

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Outline

• The GIO of the FCC has been assigned a number of task. An overarching goal of the FCC is to open access to data and promote that access, thus making the data more usable. This session will highlight some of the things NSGIC can expect to see in the coming year.

• How are we going to do that?– http://www.reboot.fcc.gov/ http://www.fcc.gov/data

http://www.broadband.gov – National Broadband Map

• Crowd Sourcing

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http://www.Broadband.gov

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Broadband Plan Tools and Applications

• FCC is partnering with NTIA• Data integration, data publication, tools to assist• Crowd Sourced Data

– Fixed Broadband Quality Test– Fixed Broadband Unavailability Registry– Mobile Broadband Quality Test

• RF Survey

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Involvement in National Broadband Map

• Data Integration

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Broadband Tests and Registry

• Broadband Quality Tests– Fixed (Ookla and M-Lab)

• Collects street address and diagnostic data

– Mobile broadband test (iPhone/Apple + Android/Google)• Collects Lat/Long location and diagnostic data

• Purposes:– Raise awareness of the importance of broadband

availability and connection quality– Serve as an initial phase of more precise broadband

quality performance tools (as Rec’d in the plan)– Collect crowd-sourced data for the National Broadband

Map

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“I do not have broadband at home”

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“I want to test my connection”

- User provides broadband information, runs speed test- FCC collects street address and diagnostic data

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iPhone & Android

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Public Version- Crowd Sourcing

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Crowd Source Data

• “Test my connection” should be released tomorrow (3/9)– Ookla, M-Lab and iPhone/Android app

• We will be using the data to help with validating the National Broadband Map

• We want to hear ideas on how best to do this.

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Thanks

Michael Byrnemichael.byrne@fcc.gov