Datasets:
FCC relational database
The core components of the database include a table for submission metadata, a table for attachment metadata, a table for filer metadata, and a table that contains comment text if submitted in express format. In addition to these core tables, there are several derived tables specific to the analyses in the paper, including which submissions and attachments were cited in the final order. The keys fit together as shown in the diagram below.
comments
plain text comments associated with submissions
| column | type | description |
|---|---|---|
| comment_id | character varying(64) | unique id for plain text comment |
| comment_text | text | raw text of plain text comment |
| row_id | integer | row sequence for plain text comments |
submissions
metadata for submissions
| column | type | description |
|---|---|---|
| submission_id | character varying(20) | unique id for submission |
| submission_type | character varying(100) | type of submission (e.g., comment, reply, statement) |
| express_comment | numeric | 1 if express comment |
| date_received | date | date submission was received |
| contact_email | character varying(255) | submitter email address |
| city | character varying(255) | submitter city |
| address_line_1 | character varying(255) | submitter address line 1 |
| address_line_2 | character varying(255) | submitter address line 2 |
| state | character varying(255) | submitter state |
| zip_code | character varying(50) | submitter zip |
| comment_id | character varying(64) | unique id for plain text comment |
filers
names of filers associated with submissions
| column | type | description |
|---|---|---|
| submission_id | character varying(20) | unique id for submission |
| filer_name | character varying(250) | name of filer associated with submission |
documents
attachments associated with submissions
| column | type | description |
|---|---|---|
| submission_id | character varying(20) | unique id for submission |
| document_name | text | filename of attachment |
| download_status | numeric | status of attachment download |
| document_id | character varying(64) | unique id for attachment |
| file_extension | character varying(4) | file extension for attachment |
filers_cited
citations from final order
| column | type | description |
|---|---|---|
| point | numeric | paragraph number in final order |
| filer_name | character varying(250) | name of cited filer |
| submission_type | character varying(12) | type of submission as indicated in final order |
| page_numbers | text[] | cited page numbers |
| cite_id | integer | unique id for citation |
| filer_id | character varying(250) | id for cited filer |
docs_cited
attachments associated with cited submissions
| column | type | description |
|---|---|---|
| cite_id | numeric | unique id for citation |
| submission_id | character varying(20) | unique id for submission |
| document_id | character varying(64) | unique id for attachment |
near_duplicates
lookup table for comment near-duplicates
| column | type | description |
|---|---|---|
| target_document_id | unique id for target document | |
| duplicate_document_id | unique id for duplicate of target document |
exact_duplicates
lookup table for comment exact duplicates
| column | type | description |
|---|---|---|
| target_document_id | character varying(100) | unique id for target document |
| duplicate_document_id | character varying(100) | unique id for duplicate of target document |
in_person_exparte
submissions associated with ex parte meeting
| column | type | description |
|---|---|---|
| submission_id | character varying(20) | unique id for submission |
interest_groups
submissions associated with interest groups
| column | type | description |
|---|---|---|
| submission_id | character varying(20) | unique id for submission |
| business | numeric | 1 if business group, 0 otherwise |