CTIA Urges FCC to Rely on Outdoor Stationary Maps for Broadband Data Collection
CTIA and members urged the FCC to focus on “the timely collection” of 4G and 5G outdoor stationary maps and “a targeted, user-friendly challenge process” to collect data required by the Broadband Data Act. The request came in a call…
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with an aide to Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel. Requiring in-vehicle coverage maps, “particularly in the absence of parameters such as speed of the vehicle and penetration or signal-strength loss … has the potential to undermine the Commission’s careful efforts to develop accurate and reliable maps,” said a filing posted Monday in docket 11-10: “Outdoor stationary maps fully comply with the Congressional mandates in the DATA Act and provide a granular and accurate depiction of where mobile coverage is available.” Reconsidering "collection of in-vehicle maps will also reduce consumer confusion over how to evaluate multiple maps and avoid disputes among Federal agencies and states about which map should be used for funding decisions," CTIA said. AT&T, T-Mobile, UScellular and Verizon representatives were on the call.