Coverage and funding, modeled by provider and geography.
Broadband data is split across FCC and USAC systems — coverage filings, E-Rate and CAF funding, provider registrations, and school/library connectivity. Sloe joins them into one source-backed research layer with geography and vintage attached. Reported coverage is not measured service — provider claims stay caveated.
Available now. The broadband lane is built and source-backed — funding recipients, coverage filings, and provider records joined with geography and source vintage preserved.
Broadband & Telecom is its own structure.
The broadband model joins FCC coverage, USAC funding, and provider registrations, keyed on FRN and provider identifiers. Geography and source vintage stay attached, and reported coverage is kept distinct from measured service.
Providers and identifiers.
FRN and provider identifiers resolve operators across funding and coverage filings.
Funding recipients.
E-Rate and CAF funding records keep applicant, provider, amount, and year attached.
Coverage claims.
FCC Form 477 / BDC availability is provider-reported and kept caveated — not measured service.
Coverage gaps.
Historical filings surface underserved areas for funding and challenge workflows.
School / library connectivity.
E-Rate records map applicant entities to funded services.
Affordable access.
Grant teams, planners, and vendors get coverage and funding context at a price smaller teams can justify.
Built on the primary public record.
The broadband layer is built around official FCC and USAC public data first, with geography and vintage preserved. Provider-reported coverage is never presented as measured service.
Common questions.
What sources is the broadband data built from?
Official FCC and USAC public data — the Broadband Data Collection and historical Form 477 coverage, plus USAC E-Rate and CAF funding records — joined on FRN and provider identifiers.
Is reported coverage the same as measured service?
No. FCC coverage is provider-reported and kept caveated by vintage. It is not measured service.
Can I find E-Rate funding by district?
Yes. E-Rate records keep applicant, provider, amount, and year attached so you can map funding by district.
How do I get access?
Access for funding research, coverage analysis, or bulk export is by request, priced so smaller teams can justify it.
Tell us what broadband data needs to do.
Funding research, coverage analysis, provider mapping, or bulk export — share the workflow and we'll get you access, including custom cuts.
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