Best-in-class data and consulting services to help you make effective decisions for broadband initiatives. Employee-owned.
CostQuest Associates (CQA) is an employee-owned broadband consulting firm, GIS data, and SaaS application provider. Our team specializes in economic cost modeling, broadband planning, mapping, government advisory, network valuation, and developing geospatial (GIS) data, and SaaS applications to solve complex industry challenges and support effective decision-making.
Contracted by the FCC and NTIA, CostQuest is the official and only provider of the National Broadband Serviceable Location Fabric dataset for the Broadband Data Collection (BDC), the Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD), and other federal broadband programs.
CostQuest Associates (CQA), an employee-owned company, has long led the broadband consulting industry in the knowledge of costs, economics, network modeling, valuation, appraisal, mapping, and regulation services. Our team is now blending its extensive broadband knowledge with data science to develop the most precise data and SaaS applications to support business and policy decisions for broadband initiatives. The love of the challenge and commitment to precision makes us who we are. We work to get it right.
Join us in Seattle for Fabric Forward 25, CostQuest’s first-ever Fabric User Conference in Seattle, WA. This exclusive in-person event is designed for direct users and stakeholders of CostQuest’s National Location Fabric, Cost Modeling, and Commercial datasets.
Attendees will get a unique opportunity to gain in-depth insights into the data that plays a pivotal role in guiding major federal broadband programs, explore technical best practices, and uncover how to leverage it strategically to drive your organization forward.
Event registration is now open.
Easily envision BEAD opportunities and create grant applications with the BEAD Funding Data Module for OnLook! The BEAD Funding Data Module is built to help you easily uncover BEAD-Eligible areas and other critical insights to inform broadband grant offensive and defensive strategies intelligently. Effortlessly visualize and uncover data insights about each state’s NTIA-approved BEAD-Eligible locations, service availability, cost to serve, profitability, demographics, and more at the HEX-9 level.
Wise capital investments start here. CostQuest is offering financial modeling, financing, M&A transaction, tax valuation, and financial reporting strategic services for telecom companies, investors, and financial institutions to maximize their capital.
Work with a team of experts trusted by the Federal Communications Commission, U.S. Department of Commerce, Tier 1 providers, and 3,000 US broadband companies to guide you through significant telecom capital cornerstones and decisions.
CostQuest’s Fabric User Conference is an exclusive event is designed to: Key topics Explore critical industry topics including: Key Takeaway: Explore why precision data matters to push your business forward […]
By Mark Kennet, Ph.D., Senior Consultant, CostQuest Associates 5G technology is more than just faster mobile internet, it’s a catalyst for economic growth, innovation, and digital access. By 2030, 5G […]
Congrats to the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin for completing Round 1 of their BEAD Subgrantee Process! With Wisconsin’s grant process powered by CostQuest’s Custom Grant Award Management System, Wisconsin’s […]
Join us in Seattle for Fabric Forward 25, CostQuest’s first-ever Fabric User Conference. This exclusive in-person event is designed for direct users and stakeholders of CostQuest’s National Location Fabric, Cost […]
The Broadband Serviceable Location Fabric and the Federal Communications Commission’s Broadband Data Collection (BDC) datasets are key tools for mapping broadband access and guiding critical funding distribution decisions across the […]
Since its public introduction in 2022, the National Broadband Serviceable Location Fabric (Fabric) dataset is now in use by United States policymakers and the industry for a variety of initiatives. […]
