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APPENDIX A
Specification for Study Area Boundary Submission
I. General
Incumbent local exchange carriers (LECs) must submit study area and wire center boundaries.'
Boundaries must be submitted in esri compatible shapefile format such that each shapefile represents a
single study area. The shapefile must contain one data record for each exchange that constitutes the study
area. Each exchange should be represented as a closed, non-overlapping polygon with the associated
feature attributes described below. Submitted boundaries must be accompanied by metadata or a plain
text "readme" file containing the information listed below.
Since shapefiles typically consist of 3 to 9 individual files, the shapefile for the study area should be
submitted as a single, zipped file containing all the component files. The shapefile and encapsulating zip
file names must contain the company name and the 6-digit study area code. Shapefile templates are
available at http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/rate-return-resources.
Note that submitted boundaries are public data and may be used in published FCC documents and
webpages.
II. Shapefile
A shapefile template is available at http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/rate-return-resources. Submitted
shapefiles must:
A. contain one closed, non-overlapping polygon for each exchange in the study area that represents
the area served from that exchange
B. have associated with each exchange polygon the following identifying feature attributes:
1. OCN - NECA-assigned operating company number as in the LERG
2. Company Name
3. Exchange Name
4. Acquired Exchange subject to section 54.305 of the Commission's rules2
5. CLLI Code(s) associated with the exchange
6. Study Area Code
The Commission will be using these data as a general map base for universal service and other landscape level
analysis for which these data are useful. For the purposes of this collection, boundary does not refer to an
architectural or engineering drawing, meets and bounds descriptions or other surveyed body of work. Boundary
does refer to the general extent of the carrier's exchange which can be identified on a base map scale of 1:24,000. If
appropriate, the boundary should be consistent with or snapped to existing political, geographic or physical features
(e.g. county, road, river etc) at or below 1:24,000. 1:24K national mapping standards are available at
http:ei ,gsc.uss. gov'isbipubs/factsheets/fs l ? 199 html.
2 See 47 C.F.R. 54.305; see also HCLS Benchmarks hnplementation Order, DA 12-646, at App. A, n.2. Rural
carriers that incorporate acquired exchanges into an existing study area provide NECA with separate cost data for
the acquired portions of the study area. Submitted shapefiles must include separate polygons for portions of
exchanges subject to section 54.305.5976
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