NetworkPlan Data Suite

Identifies all location structures where broadband service is or can be installed, including federally defined Broadband Serviceable Locations.

• Includes coordinates, addresses, unique IDs, building types, unit counts, and land use classifications.
• Differentiates Active Locations (all broadband-eligible structures) and Federally Defined BSLs (meeting federal serviceability standards).

*Source: CostQuest Custom Model

Tracks broadband availability, provider coverage, technology, and service levels at each Broadband Serviceable Location.

• Lists providers name and technology type (Fiber, Fixed Wireless, Cable, etc.)
• Categorizes locations per FCC criteria, with broadband speeds from Served (access to ≥100/20 Mbps), Underserved (access to 25/3 Mbps minimum - 100/20 Mbps maximum), to Unserved (access below <25/3 Mbps).
• Categorizes locations per NTIA criteria, with Served (access to low-latency Fiber, Cable, Copper, or Licensed Terrestrial Fixed Wireless offering of speeds ≥100/20 Mbps), Underserved (access to 25/3 Mbps minimum - 100/20 Mbps maximum), and Unserved (without any Terrestrial Broadband Service or with internet service offering speeds below 25/3 Mbps or latency less than or equal to 100 milliseconds.)

*Source: FCC National Broadband Map

Identifies Broadband Serviceable Locations that have received federal broadband funding.

• Includes funding program details and award recipients.
• Tracks major initiatives such as RDOF, CAF, EACAM, etc. and eventually BEAD.

*Source: FCC Broadband Funding Map

Indicates 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

Typical Fiber-to-the-Premises (FTTP) greenfield and brownfield deployment costs and business case, including infrastructure investment, and long-term financial impact.

• Access Investment - Provides investment to acquire, engineer and install a fiber access network per location.
• 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%. Fiber network design assumes a carrier agnostic network.

*Source: CostQuest Custom Model

Provides costs for a typical greenfield and brownfield fixed wireless deployment, including infrastructure investment, and long-term financial impact.

• Access Investment - Provides investment to acquire, engineer, and install a Fixed Wireless broadband network per location.
• 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

Ranks locations by relative cost of deploying 5G wireless broadband based on geographic and economic factors.

• Assigns a cost index (1-100) based on regional deployment challenges.
• Lower values indicate lower-cost deployment areas; higher values represent high-cost regions.
• 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

Estimates broadband adoption rates for new fiber providers based on market conditions.

• Forecasts residential and business market share for new fiber entrants.
• Considers factors like competition, infrastructure availability, and population density.

*Source: CostQuest Custom Model

Assesses deployment difficulty for fiber networks based on environmental and infrastructure factors.

• Evaluates terrain, population density, infrastructure proximity, and cost differentials.
• Scores locations on complexity for Greenfield and Brownfield fiber builds.

*Source: CostQuest Custom Model

Provides structural characteristics relevant for broadband planning and network design.

• Includes building height, roof slope, and mean elevation above ground level.
• Supports infrastructure deployment, network design, and permitting analysis.

*Source: CostQuest Custom Model

Identifies Broadband Serviceable Locations at risk of natural disasters that may affect infrastructure resilience.

• Reports Annualized Frequency of hazards including: Avalanche, Coastal Flooding, Cold Wave, Drought, Earthquake, Hail, Heat Wave, Hurricane, Ice Storm, Landslide, Lightning, River Flooding, Strong Wind, Tornado, Tsunami, Volcanic Activity, Wildfire, Winter Weather.
• Frequency = number of days per year that a natural hazard is expected to occur
• Helps assess infrastructure vulnerability and disaster recovery planning.

*Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Provides household and business demographic insights to support broadband planning.

• Includes household size, median income, education levels, and population density per road/square mile.

*Source: US Census

Identifies locations that are Community Anchor Institutions.

• Includes schools, libraries, medical facilities, government offices, and public safety buildings.
• Categorizes locations by function (K-12 schools, higher education, healthcare, etc.).

*Source: CostQuest Custom Model