 r81984Fair and BalancedPremium
join:2001-11-14
Katy, TX | reply to dynodb
Re: Neutral task force? A neutral group could be dsl reports. They already have more data than anyone else on broadband availability.
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To get the data the gov't wants, you need the providers to turn over their information. Which they WON'T. and that's the problem. Nobody knows what's really offered in an area but them.
Hell WOW advertises to me, but I can only get them if i moved 4city blocks down the street. They claim they cover my zipcode only because my city shares the same zipcode as the one that has WOW service. |
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dynodbPremium,VIP
join:2004-04-21
Minneapolis, MN | reply to r81984
said by r81984:A neutral group could be dsl reports. They already have more data than anyone else on broadband availability. Uh... no. A good source of news and information? Sure. Neutral? Hardly.
In terms of broadband availability, user submissions and central office locations are a poor indicator. Surveys don't work; most people aren't going to know what options they have unless they've shopped for broadband recently. Even compiling speed test results is of limited use- it only tells you what speeds people have as opposed to what speeds are available to them.
Without data from providers- data that they're often not eager to share due to concerns that competetors will use it to gain an advantage- broadband mapping isn't an easy task at all. |
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