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FCC Cellular Licenses in Kentucky

Frequently-anticipated questions:

What does this data set describe?
    Title: FCC Cellular Licenses in Kentucky
    Abstract:
    The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has downloaded and extracted the Kentucky data on Cellular (47 CFR Part 22) Licenses from the Federal Communication Commission's (FCC) web site. This also includes all licenses within 50 miles of Kentucky. The PSC takes no responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of the data. Separate tables from the FCC with contact information, radial data, and licensing history can be linked to the GIS data. The Public Service Commission has added a service provider name.

    This database does NOT include licenses for the broadband Personal Communications Service (PCS) spectrum, which is used for a variety of mobile and fixed radio services, also called wireless services. Mobile broadband PCS services include both voice and advanced two-way data capabilities that are generally available on small, mobile multifunction devices. The Commission and other wireless industry representatives often refer to these services as "Mobile Telephone Services" and "Mobile Data Services." Many broadband PCS licensees offer these services in competition with existing cellular and SMR licensees. Examples of entities holding a significant amount of broadband PCS spectrum include AT&T Wireless and Sprint PCS.

    This database does NOT include licenses for Specialized Mobile Radio Service (SMR). Although SMR service was first established by the Commission in 1979 to provide land mobile communications on a commercial (i.e., for profit) basis, and is primarily used for voice communications, systems are also being developed for data and facsimile services. Additionally, the development of a digital, rather than analog, SMR marketplace is allowing new features and services, such as two-way acknowledgment paging and inventory tracking, credit card authorization, automatic vehicle location, fleet management, inventory tracking, remote database access, and voicemail.

    Cellular licensees use cellular radiotelephone service (commonly referred to as cellular) spectrum to provide a mobile telecommunications service for hire to the general public using cellular systems. Cellular licensees may operate using either analog or digital networks, or both. Cellular licensees that operate digital networks may also offer advanced two-way data services. The Commission and other wireless industry representatives often refer to these services as "Mobile Telephone Services" and "Mobile Data Services."

    Source: <http://wireless.fcc.gov/services/cellular/>

  1. How should this data set be cited?

    US Federal Communications Commi, extracted and processed by the Kentucky P, November 30, 2003, FCC Cellular Licenses in Kentucky:,.

    Online Links:

    • \\Pscnt3\GIS_Library\Telecomm\Table\Cell_Lic\LOCATION.dbf

    This is part of the following larger work.

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  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

    West_Bounding_Coordinate: -89.067220
    East_Bounding_Coordinate: -82.170000
    North_Bounding_Coordinate: 39.107220
    South_Bounding_Coordinate: 36.519720

  3. What does it look like?

  4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?

    Calendar_Date: November 30, 2003
    Currentness_Reference: publication date

  5. What is the general form of this data set?

    Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data

  6. How does the data set represent geographic features?

    1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?

      This is a Vector data set.

    2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?

      Horizontal positions are specified in geographic coordinates, that is, latitude and longitude. Latitudes are given to the nearest 0.000000. Longitudes are given to the nearest 0.000000. Latitude and longitude values are specified in Decimal degrees.

      The horizontal datum used is North American Datum of 1983.
      The ellipsoid used is Geodetic Reference System 80.
      The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378137.000000.
      The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/298.257222.

  7. How does the data set describe geographic features?

    LOCATION

    OID
    Internal feature number. (Source: ESRI)

    Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

    LATITUDE
    Latitude in decimal degrees

    LONGITUDE
    Longitude in decimal degrees

    CALL_LOC
    Call Sign followed by Location Number

    ADDRESS
    Street address of antenna structure

    CITY
    City

    COUNTY
    County

    STATE
    State

    STR_CODE
    Support Structure Code

    STRUCTURE
    Support Structure Description

    DEADLINE
    Construction Deadline

    BL_DATE
    Construction Date

    STRUCTFT
    Height of Support Structure in Feet

    OVERALLFT
    Overall height of support structure in feet

    CALL_SIGN
    Call Sign

    LOCATION
    Location Number associated with the Call Sign

    TOWER
    Tower Registration Number in Antenna Structure Database

    NEPA
    NEPA designation (Yes or No)

    LIC_STATUS
    License Status

    GRANTED
    Date License Granted

    EXPIRED
    Date License Expires

    CANCELLED
    Date License Cancelled

    APPLICANT
    Name of Application

    EFFECTIVE
    Date License Effective

    ACTION
    Name of Contact for Licensee

    CONTACT
    Name of Licensee

    LICENSEE

    SERVICE_NA
    Service Provider's Name

Who produced the data set?

  1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)

  2. Who also contributed to the data set?

  3. To whom should users address questions about the data?

    Ruth A. Rowles
    Kentucky Public Service Commission
    GIS Manager
    P.O. Box 615
    Frankfort, KY 40601

    502-564-3940 (voice)
    502-564-1582 (FAX)
    rarowles@ky.gov

Why was the data set created?
The Kentucky Public Service Commission uses this as basic reference information.

How was the data set created?
  1. From what previous works were the data drawn?

    FCC ULS (source 1 of 3)
    US Federal Communications Commission, November 30, 2003, Universal Licensing System.

    Online Links:

    Other_Citation_Details:
    The original files for the data are found on the web site: <http://wireless.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/wtb-datadump.pl>
    Type_of_Source_Media: online
    Source_Contribution:
    The Kentucky data is derived from the FCC Universal Licensing System data, using those tables that are required for Cellular Licenses, including LO (Location), AN (Antenna), BL(Buildout), EN (Entity), HD (Header), HS (History), and RA (Radial).

    PSC Utility Master (source 2 of 3)
    Kentucky Public Service Commission, KY Public Service Commission Utility Master.

    Online Links:

    Type_of_Source_Media: online
    Source_Contribution:
    Kentucky Public Service Commission's Utility Master Database contains names of Kentucky's cellular telecommunication companies and the name under which they are doing business.

    CPI (source 3 of 3)
    , CPI Well Connected Database.

    Online Links:

    Type_of_Source_Media: online
    Source_Contribution:
    The Center for Public Integrity's Well Connected Database contains the major wireless telecommunications companies and their subsidiaries.

  2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?

    (process 1 of 5)
    Tables LO, AN, BL, HD, HS, and RA were downloaded from the FCC and imported into an Access database

    (process 2 of 5)
    Data that was initially recorded in meters was converted to feet; coordinates were processed into decimal degrees from the original data, which was expressed as DD MM SS.S.

    (process 3 of 5)
    The location data was exported from Microsoft Access into a dbf file, which was loaded in ArcGIS. A Kentucky coverage for counties was added as a layer, and projected into the Kentucky Single Zone NAD83 feet. Then the locations of licenses within 50 miles of Kentucky was selected and exported as a shapefile.

    (process 4 of 5)
    The dbf file of location data (as part of the shape file of licenses within 50 miles of Kentucky) was imported into the Microsoft Access database. Data associated with these records was queried and processed into the resulting four tables: Location, History, Contacts, and Radial. These were then exported from the Microsoft Access database as dbf files.

    (process 5 of 5)
    Service Provider Name was added to the Location Table. The contact name and the licensee name were used to arrive at a service provider name, along with supplemental information from the Kentucky Public Service Commission's Utility Master and the CPI Well Connected Database.

    Data sources used in this process:

    • C:\DOCUME~1\Rowles\LOCALS~1\Temp\xml7A.tmp

  3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?

How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?
  1. How well have the observations been checked?

  2. How accurate are the geographic locations?

    The coordinates were processed into decimal degrees NAD 83. The original coordinates were in NAD 83, expressed as DD MM SS.S, which means that the data base allows for a positional accuracy of plus or minus ten feet. However, most of the data is expressed as DD MM SS, so the positional accuracy is generally plus or minus one hundred feet.

  3. How accurate are the heights or depths?

  4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?

  5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?

How can someone get a copy of the data set?
Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?

Access_Constraints:
A written data request is required with your signature, printed name, title and organization if applicable, mailing address, phone number, and email address.
Use_Constraints:
Credit should be given to the Federal Communications Commission for the primary data and to the Kentucky Public Service Commission for processing and supplemental data. The Kentucky Public Service Commission takes no responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of the data. All critical information should be independently verified. Users should be aware that the data is downloaded periodically and may not be the most up-to-date information available through the FCC.

  1. Who distributes the data set? (Distributor 1 of 1)

    Ruth A. Rowles
    Kentucky Public Service Commission
    GIS Manager
    PO Box 615
    Frankfort, KY 40601

    502-564-3940 (voice)
    502-564-1582 (FAX)
    rarowles@ky.gov

  2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?

    Digital Data

  3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?

  4. How can I download or order the data?

Who wrote the metadata?
Dates:
Last modified: 24-Feb-2004

Metadata author:
Ruth A. Rowles
Kentucky Public Service Commission
GIS Manager
P.O. Box 615
Frankfort, KY 40601

502-564-3940 (voice)
502-564-1582 (FAX)
rarowles@ky.gov

Metadata standard:
FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998)

Metadata extensions used:

Generated by mp version 2.7.33 on Tue Feb 24 12:21:53 2004

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