Re: FCC Database

[dan.Strassberg@att.net]

The current problems with the FCC databases have been 
well publicized. The FCC cut over to a new computer 
system on February 1 and all heck broke loose. They have 
been able to substantially (but not completely) restore 
the information to what existed before the disastrous 
cut-over. The errors that now remain appear to be 
random; it's no longer a case of all field strengths 
being off by an order of magnitude or all augmentations 
of AM patterns being erroneous. Because of the random 
nature of the errors, you can't trust ANY of the 
information. I have heard no announcement of a timetable 
for correct, current databases reappearing. I suspect 
that nobody at the FCC knows.

Before you blame the ineptitude of the FCC bureaucrats, 
it's my understanding that the work on the new computer 
system was subcontracted to a private firm. Whether FCC 
or GAO personnel were responsible for selecting the 
successful bidder, I don't know.

> "Mike Fitzpatrick" <fitzradio@map.com> wrote:
> 
> > It seems like the FCC has stopped updating their database. <
> 
> It's not surprising considering that they've devolved from a regulator to a tax
> collector for the federal government.