Broadband Data Submission Guidelines and Templates

A Data Request will be sent to California broadband providers on March 13, 2024, outlining any instructions or changes in our data collection process. Please submit your data in accordance with the data request instructions by the submission deadline.

Pursuant to Public Utilities Code Sections 281(b)(4), 281.6 and 5895, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) is authorized to collect information from broadband service providers and State Video Franchise holders. All communications providers and video franchise holders certificated and/or registered with the Commission shall submit to the Communications Division by April 15, 2024, broadband and/or video related information as of December 31, 2023, in a form designated by Communications Division Staff (see below).

Year	Data current as of ...	CPUC Deadline for Submission
2024	December 31, 2023	April 15th, 2024

Who Should Submit Data? 

• Facilities-based providers only (Partial Resellers should submit data on broadband they provide from facilities they own; however pure resellers should not submit data).
• Providers with broadband speeds greater than 200 Kbps, in at least one direction, that can provision new requests for broadband services within an interval that is typical for that type of connection.
• Providers that have actually built out their broadband network infrastructure to which they either currently provide service or could perform a standard broadband installation i.e., “Serviceable Locations”. A standard installation is defined in the Broadband DATA Act as “[t]he initiation by a provider of fixed broadband internet access service [within10 business days of a request] in an area in which the provider has not previously offered that service, with no charges or delays attributable to the extension of the network of the provider.”

Files and Formats for Data Submission

Select the following files and formats appropriate for your technology type:

Fixed Broadband Providers

All Fixed Broadband Deployment data must be submitted in ONE of the following formats:

• KMZ or Shapefile(s) containing Serviceable Locations and maximum advertised speeds per technology in a .zip file:

  Data Format | Shapefile Example | KMZ Example OR
  

• A CSV file containing Serviceable Location Addresses and maximum advertised speeds per technology in a .zip file:

  Data Format | CSV Example OR

• KMZ or Shapefile(s) containing Serviceable Locations in a .zip file AND a matching CSV file containing maximum advertised speeds per technology: Data Format | Shapefile Example | KMZ Example | CSV Example

All Fixed Broadband Subscriber data must be submitted by Service Address/Location in .CSV format:

• Data Format | CSV Example

Mobile Providers

All Mobile data must be submitted in the following formats:

• Mobile Broadband Deployment: Data Format | Shapefile Example
• Mobile Subscribers by Census Tract: Data Format | CSV Sample
  

Residential Fixed Broadband Providers

•  Price of Fixed Residential Broadband Service: Price of Service Template

How to Submit Data?

All data needs to be submitted using the Broadband Data Upload Portal

Questions?

Please contact us at broadbandmapping@cpuc.ca.gov