Access telecom infrastructure data across the US, monitor competitor filings, and track new construction to see where demand is emerging for fiber, 5G, and other buildouts.
Shovels is SOC 2® Type II certified
We meet the security and compliance requirements of enterprise telecommunications carriers and infrastructure operators. Our controls are independently audited over time, clearing the bar for vendor security reviews at large carriers and ISPs.
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Get ahead of subscriber demand and feed your market intelligence with new residential, commercial, and industrial construction data.
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Compare competitor filings against your network design to identify gaps, protect territory, and prioritize capital.
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Consider approval durations and focus deployments in the right markets.
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Get visibility into broadband expansion, franchise agreements, and right-of-way permissions with Shovels Decisions.
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Monitor construction activity around critical infrastructure before incidents occur.
Access our data via API, SFTP, Snowflake, BigQuery, or Databricks. Custom feeds are also available.
Clean, structured inputs out of the box. No raw text parsing required. Check out our data dictionary for details.
Millions of new records (online and offline sources) are added each cycle to keep your data fresh.
We source data from thousands of jurisdictions online and offline through public records. New jurisdictions are added continuously based on market trends & customer demand, with coverage spanning all major metros and expanding rural markets.
Shovels uses proprietary AI models to tag and classify hundreds of millions of permits for fiber, cell tower, small-cell, utility, and infrastructure activity, including carrier-specific permit classification that reveals who is actively building in any market.
Shovels Decisions tracks franchise agreement discussions, broadband expansion initiatives, small-cell siting policies, right-of-way permit debates, and BEAD funding allocation priorities from city councils nationwide, giving you visibility months before permits are filed.
Shovels analyzes historical approval timelines and approval rates across thousands of jurisdictions, helping you route deployments around difficult authorities and focus on markets with faster, more predictable permit processes.
Yes. Our AI-enhanced permit classification reveals where carriers, from Tier 1s like T-Mobile and Verizon to regional Tier 3 providers, are actively building fiber, towers, and small-cell infrastructure, enabling strategic market entry decisions and investment prioritization.
Shovels gives ISPs and telecom companies advance notice of where new residential and commercial construction is happening, including the exact permit type, contractor, location, and filing date. Teams use this to prioritize network planning and design decisions: where to extend infrastructure, when to file permits, and which markets have the densest near-term subscriber demand, whether the buildout is fiber, towers, or 5G.
Shovels aggregates permit and construction data from thousands of US jurisdictions, including fiber, tower, and small-cell permits (conduit, aerial, underground, right-of-way) as well as multi-family, commercial, and single-family construction signals. Telecom teams use this data to monitor competitor deployments, identify underserved markets, and inform capital planning for new infrastructure.
Yes. Shovels surfaces new residential, commercial, and industrial construction from permit filings months before occupancy, with location, project type, and timeline detail. Data providers and carriers use these signals to anticipate subscriber demand, size markets, and feed market intelligence platforms, independent of any single network technology.
See how Shovels helps telecom teams plan faster, compete smarter, and protect what's already in the ground.
