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[ NNSquad ] Re: Free Press: FCC used 'flawed data' in broadband plan
All depends on how you define "adequate". Do you set it at 100 Mbps
minimum? Is that advertised speeds like in Japan where they typically
promise 100 but deliver close to half, or is it more the other end of the
spectrum in the US where they advertise 50 and actually deliver close to 50?
You can define adequate such that we might only have 5% compliance. On the
other hand if we define adequate as being able to use nearly 100% of the
applications on the Internet with reasonable results, then I would suspect
that the 95% statistic is fairly accurate.
George
[ As long as we're exploring the meaning of "adequate" -- let's
also ponder what the word "reasonable" means. I have a cable
circuit here that generally runs at well less than 50% of the
"up to" speed that is constantly being advertised. Does that
qualify as "reasonable results"?
-- Lauren Weinstein
NNSquad Moderator ]
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Free Press: FCC used 'flawed data' in broadband plan
The Hill
By Kim Hart
Despite years of Congressional pleas for better broadband data, the FCC's
National Broadband Plan is based on flawed information and incorrect
assumptions, public interest group Free Press told lawmakers Wednesday.
Derek Turner, research director for Free Press, said the FCC has overstated
the availability of broadband availability around the country, using figures
that are not sufficient for long-term policymaking. In his testimony before
the House technology subcommittee, Turner said he doubts the FCC's claim
that 95 percent of U.S. households have access to broadband facilities
capable of delivering adequate speeds.
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