1. A method of managing network elements in a communications network comprising: establishing a hierarchy of geographical areas in the communication network, where an area at a higher level of the hierarchy includes a plurality of areas at a lower level of the hierarchy; storing geographical locations of network elements in a database; representing each network element in a geographical area at a first level in the geographical hierarchy on a graphical user interface; and summarizing the representation of network elements at a second level in the geographical hierarchy, higher than the first level of the geographical hierarchy; wherein the communications network comprises a fixed wireless service (FWS) including base stations and remote units, and in which representing each network element in a geographical area at a first level in the geographical hierarchy includes representing geographical positions of network base stations and remote units.