Telecommunication Infrastructure Information for Minnesota

Use this site to find GIS data, maps and statistics that show information about Minnesota's telecommunications infrastructure.
 

Service areas and area codes

• Minnesota map (March 2007):  Statewide view of telephone exchange service areas, area codes and LATA zones
• Minnesota GIS data (March 2007):  Boundaries of telephone exchange service areas, area codes, LATA zones and counties
• Area code maps for the United States (by state or a national version with time zones) and for Canada, from the North American Numbering Plan Administration
   

Broadband / Fiber optic

Most fiber optic information is proprietary and is not publicly available.

• Broadband maps:  infrastructure inventory, platforms, speed, and interactive maps
• Fiber optic map:  very generalized
   

Transmission towers

All GIS data is from the Federal Communications Commission and covers the United States.

• Antenna structure registration:  locations and limited technical details of existing towers for which the FCC collects data
• Cell phone towers
• Land mobile stations:  commercial and private
• Microwave towers
• Pager towers
• Radio towers:  AM and FM
• TV towers
• Additional layers are at the FCC website:
  • Cellular service area boundaries
  • Land mobile broadcast
  • MDS/ITFS
  • TV-NTSC
  • TV-digital
  • TV contours NTSC & digital
     

Other telecom map and data resources

• Minnesota Department of Commerce:  Telecommunications topics
  • Long-distance telephone service providers
  • Local telephone service providers
• Minnesota Public Utilities Commission:  Telecommunications Unit
• Frequently asked questions about area code changes from Qwest.
• Glossary of Telecom Terms:  Compiled by Verizon.
• NetPlan:  Strategies and tools for rural communities to use to improve telecommunications access, from the Local Planning Assistance Center, September 2000.
• North American Numbering Plan Administration (NANPA):  information about telephone number assignment. For example, find out which prefixes, the first three digits after the area code, are assigned or are available for assignment in each geographic area code (find the link by clicking on "A Guide to the NANPA Web Site").
• To find telecommunications information for other states, check the list of state telephone associations maintained by the United States Telecom Association.
   

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