FCC Broadband Data Pipeline
FCC BDC API → PostgreSQL / PostGIS → Database
Extract
FCC BDC API
Programmatic retrieval of the latest Broadband Data Collection availability data across states and broadband technologies
REST API JSON Python Dec. 2025
Ingest
API Ingestion
Iterate through state and technology requests, handle pagination and API responses, and capture source metadata for reproducible loads
Python Requests Pagination Logging
Transform
Normalize & Validate
Standardize provider, location, technology, speed, and release fields into a consistent analytical schema before loading
Pandas Validation Deduplication Schema
Load
PostgreSQL / PostGIS
Persistent relational store for broadband availability, providers, technologies, locations, and release-specific records
PostgreSQL PostGIS psycopg2 Indexes
Serve
Materialized Views
Update the materialized views accessed by analysts and applications
SQL PostGIS