The FCC plans to delay collection of fixed...
The FCC plans to delay collection of fixed broadband measurement data by three weeks, said Office of Engineering and Technology attorney-advisor James Miller Thursday. The delay is to “conclude ongoing sample topoff and review of some tiers,” he said. The…
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measurement month will officially begin Sept. 20, and end Oct. 18, officials said at a Thursday meeting. SamKnows will collect and analyze data starting Sept. 1 but expects not to use data for the report until samples are adequately sized, it said. Nearly 3,000 end-user license agreements have been sent out, and 527 whiteboxes used for testing were dispatched in August, it said. The commission is still working through some technical considerations, such as how legacy equipment might be affecting test results, said a slide presentation. Another meeting on the fixed measurement program will be announced in the next few weeks, Miller said. The FCC’s broadband measurement group of industry and academic stakeholders also discussed potentially examining and reviewing its Code of Conduct -- Miller wants to tend toward an annual process, he said. The commission is “very close” to launching its mobile measurement effort, which should see “more continuous” collection of data than in the fixed context, he said.