The FCC will, for the first time ever, be collecting data about the performance of consumer broadband internet connections across the US.
In the past data has been provided by ISPs, and FCC officials have admitted it was worthless while still releasing reports based on it.
In order to get some real world data the FCC has contracted with SamKnows, a company who has worked with UK telecom ... [ read the full article ]
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It's about time! My little ISP gives me a little more that what I've contracted for; but I can't imagine providers such as Comcast, whose volume fluctuates dramatically, tapes are often broken, and makes HDTV impossibly expensive, to be generous enough in bandwidth to cover peak viewing hours.
Every time I try those tests, I get about 10% of the speed that is advertised. This is from having lived in 4 or 5 major city areas. So I'd be glad to get the FCC to check this stuff. So long as there are no privacy issues that are compromised.
