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If you want to know which cell phone provider gets the fastest speeds, check out the mobile broadband options. On the FCC's map, you can see what technology the provider uses, such as fiber ...
In 2008, the FCC approved a broadband mapping plan which would examine availability by speed and "provide a more granular look at where broadband is available," according to a report in The Washington Post. [1] The Broadband Data Improvement Act was introduced by Senator Daniel Inouye in 2007 and became law on October 10, 2008. [3]
Fixed (wired) and wireless broadband penetration have grown steadily, reaching peaks of 28.0% and 89.8% respectively in 2012. These rates place the U.S. above the world average of 25.9% for fixed broadband in developed countries and well above the average of 62.8% for wireless broadband in OECD countries.
But 14 million have no access whatsoever to broadband. [22] [23] An FCC survey, "Broadband Adoption and Use in America," gave the average price of broadband access as $41/month, and said 36 percent those non-users surveyed said the service was too expensive. 12 percent lacked skills, 10 percent worried about "safety and privacy", and 19 percent ...
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration published a new map depicting what experts have long warned: Many parts of America — largely in poor, rural and tribal areas ...
These programs collected data used by the NTIA to refurbish a public interactive National Broadband Map that was released in February 2011. [14] The map was authorized by Congress with the 2008 Broadband Data Improvement Act [15] and was funded through the 2009 economic stimulus bill. [16]
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)* Understanding Wireless Communications in Public Safety at FCC; 16th Mobile Wireless Competition Report at FCC; National Broadband Map, a tool published by the FCC, allows citizens to enter any address to view wired and wireless broadband services available.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Federal Communications Commission said on Thursday it is ordering the U.S. units of China Telecom, China Unicom and China Mobile to discontinue fixed or mobile broadband ...