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Revision as of 20:47, 24 September 2012
FCC Form 477 Quick How-To
What is FCC Form 477?
FCC Form 477 collects information about broadband connections to end user locations, wired and wireless local telephone services, and interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services, in individual states. The term “state” includes the District of Columbia and the “Territories and possessions”
Who needs to file a FCC Form 477 Report?
Facilities-based Providers of Broadband Connections to End User Locations, Providers of Wired or Fixed Wireless Local Exchange Telephone Service, Providers of Interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) Service and Providers of Mobile Telephony Services
How to setup Freeside to collect data for the FCC Form 477 Report
- 1:) Create Report Categories under: Configuration --> Packages --> Package Report Classes
Example: * 1.5 Down
* 1.5 Upload
* 2.0 Down
* 2.0 Upload
* ADSL
* SDSL
* Wi-Fi
- 2:) Goto: Packages --> Package Definitions
- 3:) Select the package you wish to categorize
In the section "Optional Report Classes, select all that apply to this package (for example, if you were selling Wi-Fi that was 1.5 Upload & 1.5 Download, you would select Wi-Fi, 1.5Down, 1.5 Upload, and then "Apply Changes"
- 4:) Get the Report: Reports --> Packages --> FCC Form 477 Packages
- 5:) Fill in the 1a report options with the correct report classes you have created.
Additional resources for FCC Form 477 Questions: