This survey was held as a part of FCCâs broadband speed initiative. The Commissionâs Consumer Task Force will be finding the broadband speeds that consumerâs get versus what providers are advertising. Speed matters, says FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski.
Genachowski says, âThe more broadband subscribers know about what speeds they need and what speeds they get, the more they can make the market work and push faster speeds over broadband networks.â
On Tuesday, the FCC announced two new initiatives to drive broadband speed. The first one is that the FCC asked 10,000 volunteers to partake in a study to measure home broadband speed. Volunteers in the scientific study will be giving invaluable data to the FCC that will in turn benefit the entire public.
The second initiative is a public notice the FCCâs Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau issued to find new ways to measure broadband speed. The notice calls for input from the public, or any interested party.