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Day: February 26, 2021

Whyy PBS: After pressure from advocates, Comcast boosts internet speed for low-income users

by steve mNews
Whyy PBS: After pressure from advocates, Comcast boosts internet speed for low-income users

This is the sixth speed increase in 10 years for Internet Essentials. Sascha Meinrath, a telecommunications professor at Penn State University, said this increase was crucial because “25 mbps was inadequate for any family with more than one child in virtual school.” That speed is the bottom threshold for the Federal Communications Commission’s definition of […]

c|net: States couldn’t afford to wait for the FCC’s broadband maps to improve. So they didn’t.

by steve mNews / Updates
c|net: States couldn’t afford to wait for the FCC’s broadband maps to improve. So they didn’t.

For states that don’t have complete data from ISPs, one of the best options for mapping is crowdsourcing. Consumers can share what sort of coverage and speeds they have, typically through speed tests. Maine, Pennsylvania and others have worked with Measurement Lab (M-Lab) for its open, free tests. When someone Googles “speed test,” the box […]