There’s “tension” between the “proof of concept” broadband speed testing that...
There’s “tension” between the “proof of concept” broadband speed testing that FCC contractor SamKnows is doing and the agency’s “apparent intent to publish provider-specific test results based on the first set of data,” cable companies and telcos said. Representatives of…
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AT&T, CenturyLink, Comcast, NCTA, Qwest, Time Warner Cable, USTelecom, Verizon and Windstream met with an aide to Commissioner Meredith Baker about ISP efforts on speed testing. It’s important that the agency ensure the accuracy of test results “to avoid misleading consumers by distorting true network performance,” said a filing posted Thursday in docket 09-158. “There are still a number of outstanding issues that SamKnows and the Commission need to address in advance of any public disclosure of data, including issues regarding the sampling methodology used to select panelists and the validation of panelists’ service tiers.” The groups said there could be “damaging consequences” to consumers and ISPs if the agency “rushed to release data publicly before resolving these critical technical and operational issues."