The attached file includes the Federal Communication Commission’s Broadband Availability Map Fabric (“Fabric”) Location IDs of unserved Community Anchor Institutions (CAIs). As determined through initial analysis by the Office of Broadband, these 16,412 CAIs lack broadband access to gigabit symmetrical broadband speeds, as set out in the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program (BEAD). This file should be referenced by stakeholders for deployment efforts, as unserved CAIs are eligible for funding to expand broadband infrastructure to their location that can deliver gigabit symmetrical broadband speeds.
These Location IDs correspond with Version 2 of the Fabric. To download the Fabric, eligible entities must execute a license agreement with CostQuest Associates. General information about this Fabric is available at https://www.costquest.com/broadband-serviceable-location-fabric/.
Broadband providers must secure a Tier D License from CostQuest to view the statewide fabric. Please visit
https://apps.costquest.com/ntiarequest/ for more information.
Local governments and Non-Profits must secure a Tier E License from CostQuest to view the statewide fabric. Please visit https://apps.costquest.com/ntiatiererequest/ for more information.
These Fabric Location IDs are provided for local governments, non-profit organizations, and internet service providers to analyze for purposes of the upcoming BEAD challenge process, as outlined in Virginia’s BEAD Initial Proposal Volume 1. Please visit the Virginia Telecommunication Initiative website for more information.
Please note that existing state and federal broadband funding, given the various network speed obligations, were not considered in this analysis of determining unserved CAIs; however, eligible parties are encouraged to submit a challenge to locations where a state or federal award would provide gigabit symmetrical broadband access to an unserved CAI. Please also note the final list of Unserved BEAD Eligible CAI Fabric Location IDs will be published following the BEAD challenge process. Also, please note the Office of Broadband is seeking the authority to publish the physical address which corresponds with each BEAD Eligible Fabric Location ID. This file will be updated as permission is gained or clarified otherwise.
A separate file is posted on the Open Data Portal, titled “Virginia BEAD Community Anchor Institutions,” which provides the name and address of all Community Anchor Institutions (served and unserved) in the Commonwealth as identified by the Office of Broadband. This separate list should be referenced by stakeholders to ensure all Community Anchor Institutions covered by the definition set in Virginia’s BEAD Initial Proposal Volume 1 are included in this list, regardless of their status as served or unserved by gigabit symmetrical broadband.
