Description: This is a composite layer that joins together the following datasets:All Broadband Serviceable Locations (BSLs) in New Mexico as of the FCC National Broadband Map Fabric released on 12/31/2024 (version 6). For more information visit https://help.bdc.fcc.gov/hc/en-us/articles/5375384069659-What-is-the-Location-Fabric-The best-available provider availability data and BDC availability status released 5/27/2025 as-of 12/31/2024 (version 6). BDC datasets can be downloaded here.DetailsUpdate Frequency – Data is updated approximately every 6 months, as new versions of the FCC BSL/NoBSL fabric and Broadband Data Collection (BDC) Provider information are released (usually at the end-of-year and mid-year)This dataset is hosted in an OBAE-hosted SQL Server, published via a local ArcGIS Enterprise Instance, that is shared with ArcGIS Online via an ArcGIS Enterprise “Collaboration” Data Custodian: Michael Felzan (michael.felzan.contractor@doit.nm.gov)Access Use ConstraintsData is not intended for editing; updates to this dataset will be made internally by OBAE staff.Data is intended for the general public.MethodologyFCC BSL/NoBSL data is downloaded in CSV format. The CSVs are merged into a single table and converted to spatial data using the latitude/longitude values within. Each row in this merged table represents a single BSL/NoBSL location.BDC Provider Service Availability data is downloaded one technology type at a time in CSV format. Each entry in the BDC Provider Service Availability dataset corresponds to a single BSL or NoBSL location (joined using the location_id attribute). These individual tables are then merged into a single table. To determine the best-available technology at a given location (as there may be multiple technology types available at a single location), each BDC entry was ranked based on the technology type:Copper Wire, rank of 1Licensed Terrestrial Fixed Wireless, rank of 2Licensed-by-Rule Terrestrial Fixed Wireless, rank of 2Coaxial Cable / HFC, rank of 3Optical Carrier Fiber to Premises, rank of 4BDC technology service availability is also ranked as Served/Underserved/Unserved based on the following criteria (BDC technology service availability is also ranked as Served/Underserved/Unserved based on the following criteria (https://broadbandusa.ntia.doc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-09/BEAD-Frequently-Asked-Questions-%28FAQs%29_Version-2.0.pdf, also available here):Unserved locations either have no access to broadband service or lack access to "(i) a speed of not less than 25 Mbps for downloads; and (ii) a speed of not less than 3 Mbps for uploads"Underserved locations lack access to "(i) a speed of not less than 100 Mbps for downloads; and (ii) a speed of not less than 20 Mbps for uploadsServed locations have access to speeds exceeding these thresholds (100Mbps Download/20Mbps Upload)Once these rankings are tagged to rows in the merged BDC Technology table, the records are loaded into a database and a database-view is created to discern the best-available technology at a given location based [first] on the service availability (Served, Underserved, Unserved). This is the composition of that database-view:SELECT *FROM (SELECT a.frn, a.provider_id, a.brand_name, a.location_id, a.technology,a.max_advertised_download_speed, a.max_advertised_upload_speed,a.low_latency, a.business_residential_code, a.id_for_rank,a.service_level,a.tech_level,rank() OVER (PARTITION BY a.location_idORDER BYa.service_level DESC,a.tech_level DESC,a.max_advertised_download_speed DESC,a.max_advertised_upload_speed DESC,a.id_for_rank ASC) AS rankFROM<BDC_TECH_TABLE_MERGED>) bWHERE b.rank = 1;Using this database-view, the best-available technology data for a given location is joined to the BSL/NoBSL fabric based on a shared location_id.For BSL locations that do not have corresponding BDC Technology information, these points are set to "Unserved", as no provider has claimed service for this location (given the corresponding BDC dataset is released 6 months after the BSL/NoBSL fabric release, it is assumed provider's have had sufficient time to claim service for these locations).For NoBSL locations that do not have corresponding BDC Technology information, it is assumed that many bsl_flag=false (aka NoBSL) locations will not subscribe to Mass Market internet, and therefore are labeled with an availability_status of “Enterprise (Non-BSL)”.AttributesAttribute fields with a preface of “bsl_” come from the FCC Broadband Serviceable Fabric What is the Location Fabric? – BDC Help Center (fcc.gov). The acronym “BSL” stands for “Broadband Serviceable Location”. The data dictionary for the dataset is accessible here.Attribute fields with a preface of “bdc_” come from the Broadband Data Collection Provider Availability dataset download available here - https://broadbandmap.fcc.gov/data-download/nationwide-datalocation_id - BSL Fabric Schema - Unique ID for the Fabric location. bsl_address_primary - BSL Fabric Schema - Postal address bsl_city - BSL Fabric Schema - Postal address city name bsl_state - BSL Fabric Schema - 2 digit state abbreviation bsl_zip - BSL Fabric Schema - 5 digit zip code bsl_zip_suffix - BSL Fabric Schema - 4 digit zip+4 suffix bsl_unit_count - BSL Fabric Schema - An estimate of the number of residential, nonresidential units within the location. In the case of Community Anchor Institutions and Group Quarters, there is an indication of the presence of CAI or Group Quarters structure. bsl_flag - BSL Fabric Schema - an indication of whether the Fabric Record is a BSL (1 - TRUE or Not 0 - FALSE) bsl_building_type_code - BSL Fabric Schema - Indicates if the record is considered residential (R), nonresidential (B) mixed (X), Group Quarters (G), Community Anchor Institution (C), Enterprise (E) or Other (O) bsl_land_use_code - BSL Fabric Schema - A modeled land use designation estimated from assembled county assessor information (see domain)bsl_address_confidence_code - BSL Fabric Schema - A code indicating the confidence in the association of the textual address with the BSLbsl_county_geoid - BSL Fabric Schema - 5 digit TIGER 2020 identifier for county bsl_block_geoid - BSL Fabric Schema - 15 digit 2020 Census FIPS code for census blockbsl_h3_9 - BSL Fabric Schema - A reference to the H3 hex cell I.D., level 9bsl_latitude - BSL Fabric Schema - Latitude of locationbsl_longitude - BSL Fabric Schema - Longitude of locationbsl_fabric_version - Indicates the latest version of the BSL Fabric in which the point is represented. Generally, 20221231 V 3.2bdc_frn – 10-digit FCC Registration Number (FRN) of the entity that submitted the databdc_provider_id – Unique identifier for the fixed service providerbdc_brand_name – Name of the entity or service advertised or offered to consumersbdc_technology_code – Code for the technology used for the deployed servicebdc_technology – Text description of technologybdc_max_advertised_down_speed – Maximum advertised download speed offered at the location in MBPSbdc_max_advertised_upload_speed – Maximum advertised upload speed associated with the maximum advertised download speed offered at the location in MBPSbdc_low_latency – Boolean integer flag indicating whether or not the offered service is low latency, defined as having round-trip latency of less than or equal to 100 MS based on the 95th percentile of measurements (0 – False, 1 – True)bdc_business_residential_code – Enumerated character identifying whether the service at the location is offered only to business customers, or to both business and residential customers. Value is one of the following codes (B – business-only location, R – residential-only location, X – business and residential locationavailability_code – 1 = Unserved, 2 = Underserved, 3 = Served availability_status_source - Indicator of the source for availability statusbdc_availability_status – Broadband service availability, based on thresholds defined by the FCC