AT&T Says FCC Shouldn't Impose Additional Broadband Mapping Requirements
AT&T raised concerns similar to those raised by Verizon and T-Mobile (see 2008180021) on additional parameters for broadband maps beyond those adopted in last month’s order (see 2007160062). An accompanying Further NPRM asks about standardizing “additional propagation model parameters such…
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as signal strength and fading statistics data,” AT&T said in a filing posted Wednesday in docket 19-195: “Carriers set their propagation model inputs that are suitable for their unique network capabilities. It is not possible for all carriers to use the same parameters and produce maps that accurately predict their individual network performance.” Don’t ask for additional maps requiring “completely different parameters,” such as speed, cell edge probability or cell loading values, or a separate challenge evaluation map, AT&T said: “Producing such additional maps would be costly and administratively difficult.” AT&T representatives spoke with staff from the Wireless and Wireline bureaus and the Office of Economics and Analytics.