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Name	Date	State	County	Building Type	Telecom Type	Problem Location	Problem Description	Detailed Comments	Suggestions
	11/05/2012	New York	New York	Both	Satellite (cellular)	New York and New Jersey area	Service quality (spotty signal)	Cell towers did not maintain backup generator power during Hurricane Sandy. As a result, 1 in 4 cell towers failed, disrupting disaster relief efforts and thousands unable to communicate.	Wireless carriers should establish an emergency protocol and invest in sound backup power for cell towers, fiber lines, and switching centers. With lives at stake and cell phones more crucial than ever, resilience on networks should be prioritized.
amyisaverb	08/03/2012	Illinois	Cook	Both	Satellite (cellular)	Sheridan St between Noyes and Foster blocks	Service quality (spotty signal)	Bad signal and cell tower delays text messages up to 30 minutes. Time sync from cell tower is 6 hours ahead.	Reprogram cell tower!
	01/14/2011	District of Columbia	DC	Both	Broadband (internet)	National broadband network	Facility condition (wire, structure)	Federal officials find a satellite-based ground station system to enhance high-speed wireless network, help underserved areas, and lower prices will interfere with GPS signals.	A national broadband network needs more than patchwork fixes but overhaul of an obsolete copper-based system to a fibre network. To fund the work, prices should be at scale with bandwidth usage. And GPS technology should be adjusted to work in coordination with broadband.
	12/05/2011	Montana	Lincoln	Residence	Television	At local homes in Libby	Service quality (spotty signal)	As Libby transitions from analog to digital transmission for television, residents may end up purchasing (though not required) LCD/HDTV, flat screen TVs or possibly turn to satellite or cable since CRT will require additional DTV converters and cable networks are already set up for digital signalling.	To help limited and low income, rural, and elderly populations transition to this new technology, rebates, low-interest loans, and affordable payment plans should be set up by service providers for new TVs or equipment. This will aid in the coverage of underserved areas.
PG	11/02/2011	Illinois	Champaign	Residence	Satellite (cellular)	West end of Champaign	Service quality (spotty signal)	Weak and unreliable cell phone reception at times on this side of town especially for T-Mobile customers. Dropped calls are a regular.	Discussion of building a T-Mobile tower nearby hit in an impasse as local residents fought against it. If possibly, T-Mobile uses the same facilities as Verizon and other carriers or build a tower near their properties to gain economies of scale, customers can be better accommodated.

Name:
Date:	11/05/2012
State:	New York
County:	New York
Building Type:	Both
Telecom Type:	Satellite (cellular)
Location:	New York and New Jersey area
Description:	Service quality (spotty signal)
Comments:	Cell towers did not maintain backup generator power during Hurricane Sandy. As a result, 1 in 4 cell towers failed, disrupting disaster relief efforts and thousands unable to communicate.
Suggestions:	Wireless carriers should establish an emergency protocol and invest in sound backup power for cell towers, fiber lines, and switching centers. With lives at stake and cell phones more crucial than ever, resilience on networks should be prioritized.

Name:	amyisaverb
Date:	08/03/2012
State:	Illinois
County:	Cook
Building Type:	Both
Telecom Type:	Satellite (cellular)
Location:	Sheridan St between Noyes and Foster blocks
Description:	Service quality (spotty signal)
Comments:	Bad signal and cell tower delays text messages up to 30 minutes. Time sync from cell tower is 6 hours ahead.
Suggestions:	Reprogram cell tower!

Name:
Date:	01/14/2011
State:	District of Columbia
County:	DC
Building Type:	Both
Telecom Type:	Broadband (internet)
Location:	National broadband network
Description:	Facility condition (wire, structure)
Comments:	Federal officials find a satellite-based ground station system to enhance high-speed wireless network, help underserved areas, and lower prices will interfere with GPS signals.
Suggestions:	A national broadband network needs more than patchwork fixes but overhaul of an obsolete copper-based system to a fibre network. To fund the work, prices should be at scale with bandwidth usage. And GPS technology should be adjusted to work in coordination with broadband.

Name:
Date:	12/05/2011
State:	Montana
County:	Lincoln
Building Type:	Residence
Telecom Type:	Television
Location:	At local homes in Libby
Description:	Service quality (spotty signal)
Comments:	As Libby transitions from analog to digital transmission for television, residents may end up purchasing (though not required) LCD/HDTV, flat screen TVs or possibly turn to satellite or cable since CRT will require additional DTV converters and cable networks are already set up for digital signalling.
Suggestions:	To help limited and low income, rural, and elderly populations transition to this new technology, rebates, low-interest loans, and affordable payment plans should be set up by service providers for new TVs or equipment. This will aid in the coverage of underserved areas.

Name:	PG
Date:	11/02/2011
State:	Illinois
County:	Champaign
Building Type:	Residence
Telecom Type:	Satellite (cellular)
Location:	West end of Champaign
Description:	Service quality (spotty signal)
Comments:	Weak and unreliable cell phone reception at times on this side of town especially for T-Mobile customers. Dropped calls are a regular.
Suggestions:	Discussion of building a T-Mobile tower nearby hit in an impasse as local residents fought against it. If possibly, T-Mobile uses the same facilities as Verizon and other carriers or build a tower near their properties to gain economies of scale, customers can be better accommodated.