Internet Service Providers (ISPs) are not "end users" for this purpose. What is an end user?Īn end user is defined by NTIA as: A residential or business party, institution or state or local government entity, including a Community Anchor Institution, that may use broadband service for its own purposes and that does not resell such service to other entities or incorporate such service into retail Internet-access services. What is meant by Broadband Availability?īroadband service availability is defined by NTIA as: Broadband service is "available" to an end user at an address if a broadband service provider does, or could, within a typical service interval (7 to 10 business days) without an extraordinary commitment of resources, provision two-way data transmission to and from the Internet with advertised speeds of at least 768 kilobits per second (kbps) downstream and at least 200 kbps upstream to the end user at the address. National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) defines broadband as: Data transmission technology that provides two-way data transmission to and from the Internet with advertised speeds of at least 768 kilobits per second (kbps) downstream and at least 200 kbps upstream to end users, or providing sufficient capacity in a middle mile project to support the provision of broadband service to end users within the project area. Per program requirements, major updates to the data will be made shortly after the data is delivered to NTIA on April 1st and October 1st of each year. What companies have participated in the Oklahoma Broadband Map?Ī list of participating Broadband Providers Since there are still providers not included on this map this map is not yet final. Thus, this map is the result of data collected from providers that agreed to participate in the program. This mapping program is voluntary and not mandatory. Why is this map a Beta version, and not final? This means that service availability is shown at a census block level for census blocks less than 2 square miles, but only by street segment for census blocks greater than 2 square miles. This map includes data aggregated to census blocks and street segments. A list of the participating providersĭata were compiled into a consistent format and displayed on this map. Currently, we have broadband data from providers who were willing to participate in this program. This map was created by collecting information about service availability from providers of broadband (both commercial providers and public providers). Oklahoma contracted out the mapping work to a third-party mapping vendor, The Sanborn Map Company. In Oklahoma, the Department of Information Services is the eligible entity. Each state was required to designate one eligible entity as the grant recipient. States are expected to use the funds to obtain broadband data that identifies and tracks the availability and adoption of broadband services within their state. The program is designed to award each state a competitive broadband mapping grant. (commonly referred to as the Broadband Mapping Program). This map was created to meet the requirements of the State Broadband Data and Development Program