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December 13, 2019 10:05 pm

How the FCC lets your ISP paint a rosy picture of internet speeds


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It’s an awful feeling realizing that your internet speed is far slower than what your provider promised. But according to a new report from The Wall Street Journal on Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission could be doing very little to force providers to live up to their customers’ expectations.


According to the WSJ, companies like AT&T, Verizon, and Comcast have worked to influence the reports and have used a variety of tactics over the years to boost their numbers. In doing so, the FCC’s reporting system could be showing connection speeds that are far faster than what customers actually get.


Toward the tail end of the Obama administration, the FCC launched a program called Measuring Broadband America. It’s a yearly review of...



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Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2019/12/13/21021161/att-verizon-fcc-ajit-pai-comcast-broadband-speed-tests-charter

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