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[ NNSquad ] Re: FiOS dominates as FCC measures actual Internet speeds
Because the earlier FCC reports indicating 1/2 the advertised performance were not based on broadband performance data, but on server performance data. I covered this issue last year. http://www.digitalsociety.org/2010/08/conflating-broadband-speed-with-intern et-speed-is-misleading/ The data from Ookla also confirmed that the earlier FCC report was flawed. http://www.digitalsociety.org/2010/10/ookla-data-debunks-fcc-report-us-isps- exonerated/ Moreover, the FCC in 2010 were offered broadband performance data from Ookla but they declined it and went with server performance data from comScore. Now the FCC's own data has confirmed what I've been saying and that the earlier report from the FCC was grossly flawed. George -----Original Message----- From: nnsquad-bounces+george_ou=lanarchitect.net@nnsquad.org [mailto:nnsquad-bounces+george_ou=lanarchitect.net@nnsquad.org] On Behalf Of Thomas "cmdln" Gideon Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2011 3:26 PM To: nnsquad@nnsquad.org Subject: [ NNSquad ] Re: FiOS dominates as FCC measures actual Internet speeds -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 On 08/02/2011 04:38 PM, Lauren Weinstein wrote: > > FiOS dominates as FCC measures actual Internet speeds > > http://j.mp/pHhsPn (ars technica) > > I might note that my own Time Warner Cable connection rarely exceeds > 50% of the promoted speed -- and that's on a good day. This report raises many questions that the press coverage hasn't really asked, like how it jibes with earlier reports that showed a greater disparity. I work for the Open Technology Initiative at the New America Foundation where we've been looking into the "validated" data from March and are eagerly awaiting the raw bulk data that should be posted no later than Thursday. The project I spend most time on, day-to-day, is Measurement Lab (with which Lauren has clearly disclosed his early dealings in helping to get the initial partners in the same room) so I am personally keenly interested in understanding why the FCC's report shows different results than our data, sometimes by as much as two fold in the favor of ISPs. Thomas - -- The Command Line Podcast http://thecommandline.net/ Living Proof Brew Cast http://livingproofbrewcast.net/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEAREIAAYFAk44eW8ACgkQ65xMDm9EZnP4kwCgtLGh4cisyRJdyUaHUM7nQHJd SwIAn2WgCvnSay0ymgzNOONQOrmHNohr =ZJj3 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----