NTCA – The Rural Broadband Association is the premier association representing about 850 independent, community-based telecommunications providers that are leading innovative change in smart rural communities across America. In an era of transformative technological developments, regulatory challenges and marketplace competition, NTCA members are advancing efforts to close the digital divide by delivering robust and high-quality services over future-proof networks. Their commitment to building sustainable networks makes rural communities fertile ground for innovation in economic development, e-commerce, health care, agriculture and education, and it contributes billions of dollars to the U.S. economy each year.
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Exclusive BroadbandFabric Data Offering to NTCA Members
Arlington, Va., (September 19, 2024) — As part of a new collaboration between NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association and CostQuest Associates, CostQuest will make its enhanced BroadbandFabric Data Suites available to NTCA members at exclusive member pricing.
In addition to providing the Fabric location data for the FCC’s Broadband Maps and NTIA’s BEAD program, CostQuest also creates commercial datasets that tie network cost, competition, service availability, and demographic data to point-level location data that allow companies to inform critical broadband decision-making and enhance internal operations.
10% discount for NTCA Members
Location-level Data Packages
Expand the boxes below to see what data types each BroadbandFabric package offers. Click on the data category to see its description. Data is available for every U.S. state, territory, and county.
1 Data Category
Locations
Broadband Serviceable Locations
Includes all Active Locations and federally defined Broadband Serviceable Locations, their coordinates, addresses, unique Location_ID, building types (residential, business, CAI, etc.), units, land use, Hex 3 identifier, etc.
Active Locations represents ALL locations that have been determined to be broadband serviceable – a structure where broadband service can be installed.
Broadband Serviceable Locations (BSLs) represent locations that fall under the federal definition of a Broadband Serviceable Location.
*Source: CostQuest Custom Model
BDC Service Availability & Carrier Summary
Service Availability data of all Broadband Serviceable Locations. Includes technology (Fiber, Licensed and Unlicensed Fixed Wireless, Telco, Satellite, Cable), carriers, speed, a label if a location is considered unserved, underserved, and served, etc. Includes both BDC and NTIA Service Status.
BDC Service Availability Status represents the highest speed tier available per Fabric location from the FCC Broadband Data Collection (BDC) program:
- 1, Served – broadband speed greater than 100 Mbps download x 20 Mbps
upload - 2, Underserved – broadband greater than 25 Mbps download x 3 Mbps
upload but below Served - 3, Unserved – broadband speed below 25 Mbps download x 3 Mbps upload
- Blank – No information
NTIA Service Availability Status represents locations that are served, underserved, and unserved based on the NTIA’s established service level requirements (excluding Unlicensed Fixed Wireless and Satellite, etc.):
- 1, Served – Access to a low-latency Fiber, Cable, Copper, or Licensed
Terrestrial Fixed Wireless offering of speeds greater than or equal
to 100 Megabits per second (Mbps) download and 20 Mbps
upload, or 100/20 Mbps (download/upload). - 2, Underserved – Access to more than 25/3 Mbps, but without
access to broadband service offering speeds of 100/20 Mbps
(download/upload). - 3, Unserved – Without any Terrestrial Broadband Service or
with internet service offering speeds below 25/3 Mbps
(download/upload) or latency less than or equal to 100
milliseconds. - 4, Blank – No information available
*Source: FCC National Broadband Map
Federally Funded
Sourced from the FCC Broadband Funding Map, this data includes a label of which locations have been awarded federal funding – what program and awardees. Programs include: RDOF, CAF, etc. and will include BEAD.
Broadband Funding Map Coverage
A flag indicating whether a location that falls under an existing federal funding program is covered or uncovered with funding, and with residential or business services using licensed fixed wireless or wired technologies (i.e., Copper, Cable, Fiber to the Premises, Licensed Fixed Wireless, or Licensed-by-Rule Fixed Wireless) with speeds of at least 25/3 Mbps or 100/20 Mbps.
U indicates opportunity = A location does not have access to speed tier.
- Uncovered = No access to speed tier listed
- Covered = Access to a speed tier listed
*Sourced from the FCC Broadband Funding Map
Fiber Cost Model
Fiber Cost Model – Greenfield and Brownfield FTTP network builds, includes:
- Access Investment – Provides investment to acquire, engineer and install a fiber access network.
- Success Based Investment – Captures investment for Optical Network Terminal (ONT) and drop at the Fabric Location. This is the investment associated with connecting a specific customer location to the fiber network. Also referred to as success based investment.
- NPV – The Net Present Value of a 20-year cash flow accounting for revenue, operating expense (network specific, non-network specific, customer operations, bad debt, and general administration), capital expenses (income tax and replacement capex), and initial capex with discount rate of 8.5 percent. Fiber network design assumes a carrier agnostic network.
*Source: CostQuest Custom Model
Fixed Wireless Cost Model
Fixed Wireless Cost Model for Greenfield and Brownfield network builds, includes:
- Access Investment – Provides investment to acquire, engineer, and install a new Fixed Wireless broadband network.
- Success Based Investment – Captures investment for Fixed Wireless materials and labor at the customer premises: router, antenna, cabling, etc. This is the investment associated with connecting a customer location to the fixed wireless network. Also referred to as success based investment.
- NPV – The Net Present Value of a 20-year cash flow accounting for revenue, operating expense (network specific, non-network specific, customer operations, bad debt, and general administration), capital expenses (income tax and replacement capex), and initial capex with discount rate of 8.5%.
*Source: CostQuest Custom Model
5G Model
This data value provides the Wireless 5G cost profile for the area the Fabric Location resides in. Indicates whether a location falls in an area that is in the highest to lowest cost range of the country.
As examples: a value of 10 means the location falls in an area that is in the lowest 10% of the country; a value of 75 means the location falls in an area where the cost is in the highest 75% range of the country.
*Source: CostQuest Custom Model
Take Rate
Residential and Non-Residential Fiber Take Rate (Market Share):
An estimate of the projected market share that a new fiber entrant will experience with residential and non-residential customers in the area. The rate takes into account the level and type of competition.
*Source: CostQuest Custom Model
Build Complexity Scoring
A complexity score for each location for greenfield and brownfield fiber network builds. The scoring value incorporates linear density, terrain, cost differentials, large area density, distance to a central core, and other factors.
*Source: CostQuest Custom Model
Building Statistics
Includes building height and roof slope – Where available, mean height above ground level and mean roof slope associated with the Fabric Location.
Natural Hazards
Identify locations at risk of natural hazards that may impact telecom infrastructure. Risks are reported as Annualized Frequency by natural hazard.
Includes:
- Hazards = Avalanche, Coastal Flooding, Cold Wave, Drought, Earthquake, Hail, Heat Wave, Hurricane, Ice Storm, Landslide, Lightning, Riverine Flooding, Strong Wind, Tornado, Tsunami, Volcanic Activity, Wildfire, Winter Weather
- Frequency = number of days per year that a natural hazard is expected to occur
*Source: FEMA National Risk Index
Demographics
Includes residential and business demographics such Avg HH Size, Median income, Education, Age, Linear density of Fabric location per road and square mile, tower count, etc.
*Source: US Census
Community Anchor Institutions
Includes the number of Fabric locations identified as NonK12Schools, Medical, Library, Government, Non Government, Public Safety, K12Schools, EB (College Campuses, Military bases and Prisons, etc.).
4 Data Categories
ServiceLandscape
Broadband Serviceable Locations
Includes all Active Locations and federally defined Broadband Serviceable Locations, their coordinates, addresses, unique Location_ID, building types (residential, business, CAI, etc.), units, land use, Hex 3 identifier, etc.
Active Locations represents ALL locations that have been determined to be broadband serviceable – a structure where broadband service can be installed.
Broadband Serviceable Locations (BSLs) represent locations that fall under the federal definition of a Broadband Serviceable Location.
*Source: CostQuest Custom Model
BDC Service Availability & Carrier Summary
Service Availability data of all Broadband Serviceable Locations. Includes technology (Fiber, Licensed and Unlicensed Fixed Wireless, Telco, Satellite, Cable), carriers, speed, a label if a location is considered unserved, underserved, and served, etc. Includes both BDC and NTIA Service Status.
BDC Service Availability Status represents the highest speed tier available per Fabric location from the FCC Broadband Data Collection (BDC) program:
- 1, Served – broadband speed greater than 100 Mbps download x 20 Mbps
upload - 2, Underserved – broadband greater than 25 Mbps download x 3 Mbps
upload but below Served - 3, Unserved – broadband speed below 25 Mbps download x 3 Mbps upload
- Blank – No information
NTIA Service Availability Status represents locations that are served, underserved, and unserved based on the NTIA’s established service level requirements (excluding Unlicensed Fixed Wireless and Satellite, etc.):
- 1, Served – Access to a low-latency Fiber, Cable, Copper, or Licensed
Terrestrial Fixed Wireless offering of speeds greater than or equal
to 100 Megabits per second (Mbps) download and 20 Mbps
upload, or 100/20 Mbps (download/upload). - 2, Underserved – Access to more than 25/3 Mbps, but without
access to broadband service offering speeds of 100/20 Mbps
(download/upload). - 3, Unserved – Without any Terrestrial Broadband Service or
with internet service offering speeds below 25/3 Mbps
(download/upload) or latency less than or equal to 100
milliseconds. - 4, Blank – No information available
*Source: FCC National Broadband Map
Federally Funded
Sourced from the FCC Broadband Funding Map, this data includes a label of which locations have been awarded federal funding – what program and awardees. Programs include: RDOF, CAF, etc. and will include BEAD.
Broadband Funding Map Coverage
A flag indicating whether a location that falls under an existing federal funding program is covered or uncovered with funding, and with residential or business services using licensed fixed wireless or wired technologies (i.e., Copper, Cable, Fiber to the Premises, Licensed Fixed Wireless, or Licensed-by-Rule Fixed Wireless) with speeds of at least 25/3 Mbps or 100/20 Mbps.
U indicates opportunity = A location does not have access to speed tier.
- Uncovered = No access to speed tier listed
- Covered = Access to a speed tier listed
*Sourced from the FCC Broadband Funding Map
Fiber Cost Model
Fiber Cost Model – Greenfield and Brownfield FTTP network builds, includes:
- Access Investment – Provides investment to acquire, engineer and install a fiber access network.
- Success Based Investment – Captures investment for Optical Network Terminal (ONT) and drop at the Fabric Location. This is the investment associated with connecting a specific customer location to the fiber network. Also referred to as success based investment.
- NPV – The Net Present Value of a 20-year cash flow accounting for revenue, operating expense (network specific, non-network specific, customer operations, bad debt, and general administration), capital expenses (income tax and replacement capex), and initial capex with discount rate of 8.5 percent. Fiber network design assumes a carrier agnostic network.
*Source: CostQuest Custom Model
Fixed Wireless Cost Model
Fixed Wireless Cost Model for Greenfield and Brownfield network builds, includes:
- Access Investment – Provides investment to acquire, engineer, and install a new Fixed Wireless broadband network.
- Success Based Investment – Captures investment for Fixed Wireless materials and labor at the customer premises: router, antenna, cabling, etc. This is the investment associated with connecting a customer location to the fixed wireless network. Also referred to as success based investment.
- NPV – The Net Present Value of a 20-year cash flow accounting for revenue, operating expense (network specific, non-network specific, customer operations, bad debt, and general administration), capital expenses (income tax and replacement capex), and initial capex with discount rate of 8.5%.
*Source: CostQuest Custom Model
5G Model
This data value provides the Wireless 5G cost profile for the area the Fabric Location resides in. Indicates whether a location falls in an area that is in the highest to lowest cost range of the country.
As examples: a value of 10 means the location falls in an area that is in the lowest 10% of the country; a value of 75 means the location falls in an area where the cost is in the highest 75% range of the country.
*Source: CostQuest Custom Model
Take Rate
Residential and Non-Residential Fiber Take Rate (Market Share):
An estimate of the projected market share that a new fiber entrant will experience with residential and non-residential customers in the area. The rate takes into account the level and type of competition.
*Source: CostQuest Custom Model
Build Complexity Scoring
A complexity score for each location for greenfield and brownfield fiber network builds. The scoring value incorporates linear density, terrain, cost differentials, large area density, distance to a central core, and other factors.
*Source: CostQuest Custom Model
Building Statistics
Includes building height and roof slope – Where available, mean height above ground level and mean roof slope associated with the Fabric Location.
Natural Hazards
Identify locations at risk of natural hazards that may impact telecom infrastructure. Risks are reported as Annualized Frequency by natural hazard.
Includes:
- Hazards = Avalanche, Coastal Flooding, Cold Wave, Drought, Earthquake, Hail, Heat Wave, Hurricane, Ice Storm, Landslide, Lightning, Riverine Flooding, Strong Wind, Tornado, Tsunami, Volcanic Activity, Wildfire, Winter Weather
- Frequency = number of days per year that a natural hazard is expected to occur
*Source: FEMA National Risk Index
Demographics
Includes residential and business demographics such Avg HH Size, Median income, Education, Age, Linear density of Fabric location per road and square mile, tower count, etc.
*Source: US Census
Community Anchor Institutions
Includes the number of Fabric locations identified as NonK12Schools, Medical, Library, Government, Non Government, Public Safety, K12Schools, EB (College Campuses, Military bases and Prisons, etc.).
13 Data Categories
NetworkPlan
Broadband Serviceable Locations
Includes all Active Locations and federally defined Broadband Serviceable Locations, their coordinates, addresses, unique Location_ID, building types (residential, business, CAI, etc.), units, land use, Hex 3 identifier, etc.
Active Locations represents ALL locations that have been determined to be broadband serviceable – a structure where broadband service can be installed.
Broadband Serviceable Locations (BSLs) represent locations that fall under the federal definition of a Broadband Serviceable Location.
*Source: CostQuest Custom Model
BDC Service Availability & Carrier Summary
Service Availability data of all Broadband Serviceable Locations. Includes technology (Fiber, Licensed and Unlicensed Fixed Wireless, Telco, Satellite, Cable), carriers, speed, a label if a location is considered unserved, underserved, and served, etc. Includes both BDC and NTIA Service Status.
BDC Service Availability Status represents the highest speed tier available per Fabric location from the FCC Broadband Data Collection (BDC) program:
- 1, Served – broadband speed greater than 100 Mbps download x 20 Mbps
upload - 2, Underserved – broadband greater than 25 Mbps download x 3 Mbps
upload but below Served - 3, Unserved – broadband speed below 25 Mbps download x 3 Mbps upload
- Blank – No information
NTIA Service Availability Status represents locations that are served, underserved, and unserved based on the NTIA’s established service level requirements (excluding Unlicensed Fixed Wireless and Satellite, etc.):
- 1, Served – Access to a low-latency Fiber, Cable, Copper, or Licensed
Terrestrial Fixed Wireless offering of speeds greater than or equal
to 100 Megabits per second (Mbps) download and 20 Mbps
upload, or 100/20 Mbps (download/upload). - 2, Underserved – Access to more than 25/3 Mbps, but without
access to broadband service offering speeds of 100/20 Mbps
(download/upload). - 3, Unserved – Without any Terrestrial Broadband Service or
with internet service offering speeds below 25/3 Mbps
(download/upload) or latency less than or equal to 100
milliseconds. - 4, Blank – No information available
*Source: FCC National Broadband Map
Federally Funded
Sourced from the FCC Broadband Funding Map, this data includes a label of which locations have been awarded federal funding – what program and awardees. Programs include: RDOF, CAF, etc. and will include BEAD.
Broadband Funding Map Coverage
A flag indicating whether a location that falls under an existing federal funding program is covered or uncovered with funding, and with residential or business services using licensed fixed wireless or wired technologies (i.e., Copper, Cable, Fiber to the Premises, Licensed Fixed Wireless, or Licensed-by-Rule Fixed Wireless) with speeds of at least 25/3 Mbps or 100/20 Mbps.
U indicates opportunity = A location does not have access to speed tier.
- Uncovered = No access to speed tier listed
- Covered = Access to a speed tier listed
*Sourced from the FCC Broadband Funding Map
Fiber Cost Model
Fiber Cost Model – Greenfield and Brownfield FTTP network builds, includes:
- Access Investment – Provides investment to acquire, engineer and install a fiber access network.
- Success Based Investment – Captures investment for Optical Network Terminal (ONT) and drop at the Fabric Location. This is the investment associated with connecting a specific customer location to the fiber network. Also referred to as success based investment.
- NPV – The Net Present Value of a 20-year cash flow accounting for revenue, operating expense (network specific, non-network specific, customer operations, bad debt, and general administration), capital expenses (income tax and replacement capex), and initial capex with discount rate of 8.5 percent. Fiber network design assumes a carrier agnostic network.
*Source: CostQuest Custom Model
Fixed Wireless Cost Model
Fixed Wireless Cost Model for Greenfield and Brownfield network builds, includes:
- Access Investment – Provides investment to acquire, engineer, and install a new Fixed Wireless broadband network.
- Success Based Investment – Captures investment for Fixed Wireless materials and labor at the customer premises: router, antenna, cabling, etc. This is the investment associated with connecting a customer location to the fixed wireless network. Also referred to as success based investment.
- NPV – The Net Present Value of a 20-year cash flow accounting for revenue, operating expense (network specific, non-network specific, customer operations, bad debt, and general administration), capital expenses (income tax and replacement capex), and initial capex with discount rate of 8.5%.
*Source: CostQuest Custom Model
5G Model
This data value provides the Wireless 5G cost profile for the area the Fabric Location resides in. Indicates whether a location falls in an area that is in the highest to lowest cost range of the country.
As examples: a value of 10 means the location falls in an area that is in the lowest 10% of the country; a value of 75 means the location falls in an area where the cost is in the highest 75% range of the country.
*Source: CostQuest Custom Model
Take Rate
Residential and Non-Residential Fiber Take Rate (Market Share):
An estimate of the projected market share that a new fiber entrant will experience with residential and non-residential customers in the area. The rate takes into account the level and type of competition.
*Source: CostQuest Custom Model
Build Complexity Scoring
A complexity score for each location for greenfield and brownfield fiber network builds. The scoring value incorporates linear density, terrain, cost differentials, large area density, distance to a central core, and other factors.
*Source: CostQuest Custom Model
Building Statistics
Includes building height and roof slope – Where available, mean height above ground level and mean roof slope associated with the Fabric Location.
Natural Hazards
Identify locations at risk of natural hazards that may impact telecom infrastructure. Risks are reported as Annualized Frequency by natural hazard.
Includes:
- Hazards = Avalanche, Coastal Flooding, Cold Wave, Drought, Earthquake, Hail, Heat Wave, Hurricane, Ice Storm, Landslide, Lightning, Riverine Flooding, Strong Wind, Tornado, Tsunami, Volcanic Activity, Wildfire, Winter Weather
- Frequency = number of days per year that a natural hazard is expected to occur
*Source: FEMA National Risk Index
Demographics
Includes residential and business demographics such Avg HH Size, Median income, Education, Age, Linear density of Fabric location per road and square mile, tower count, etc.
*Source: US Census
Community Anchor Institutions
Includes the number of Fabric locations identified as NonK12Schools, Medical, Library, Government, Non Government, Public Safety, K12Schools, EB (College Campuses, Military bases and Prisons, etc.).
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