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3 Reasons to Consider an Auto-CAD Alternative
AutoCAD and other CAD-based software have long been a favorite tools among engineers due to their ability to create highly-detailed and precise drawings to guide the construction process. But for communication service providers, once construction is complete, the CAD...
Stop Stressing Over FCC Form 477 with Mapcom’s Reporting Assistance
Twice a year, the FCC requires communication service providers to submit the FCC Form 477. The FCC uses this form to audit government-provided subsidies allocated for broadband infrastructure. The metrics reported are then used to create data sets that highlights what...
Streamline Locate Activities with Pinpoint811: Your Questions Answered
Recently, manager of product Parker Pierce hosted a webinar that gave viewers a behind-the-scenes look at the "what," "why" and "how" for Mapcom's latest offering: Pinpoint811. Pinpoint811 is an intelligent locates management tool that helps dispatchers and...
Innovation in Locates Management: Pinpoint811
As we’ve been preparing for NTCA’s RTIME 2020 in Phoenix, AZ next week, our team has spent some time thinking about this year’s event focus: innovation and best practices in our rural communities. So, what does innovation look like for us here at Mapcom Systems? Well,...
What’s New with Round Two ReConnect Funding?
In December 2019, the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Sony Perdue, announced another round of funding under the ReConnect Program. Similar to the first round of funding, the USDA will make up to $550 million in awards available to help facilitate broadband...
A Case Study on Bridging the Gaps Between Engineering and Customer Service
The below case study was originally published in the Fall 2019 issue of the NTCA publication, Rural Telecom Magazine. The original publication can be found here. In serving the rural community, providers are consistently asked to deliver reliable broadband connections...