# Mapping more mobile networks to a state

_August 31, 2021_

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We will be mapping more mobile (cellular) networks to a state (subdivision)
rather than a city for the United States and other countries. This change will
better reflect the end user location of these IP addresses across a region
instead of a specific city.

For example, many of these networks use IP addresses across a region like “New
England.” In such cases, we may map IP addresses to a state in the geographic
center of the region, and set the `accuracy_radius` and `subdivision_confidence`
values appropriately. See our
[Support Center documentation on GeoIP2 accuracy](https://support.maxmind.com/knowledge-base/articles/maxmind-geolocation-accuracy)
for more information about `accuracy_radius` values.

These changes will be implemented incrementally. Some IP addresses will reflect
this change on September 2, 2021, and additional IP addresses will be updated on
September 13, 2021.