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FCC Issues ISP Performance Rankings

February 19, 2013 |
WASHINGTON -- The Federal Communications Commission today released the results of its ongoing, nationwide performance study of residential broadband service in its third “Measuring Broadband America” report. The report continues the Commission’s efforts towards bringing greater clarity and competition to the home broadband services marketplace. This year’s report reveals that most broadband providers continue to improve service performance by delivering actual speeds that meet - or exceed - advertised speeds during the past year and that consumers are subscribing to faster speed tiers and receiving faster speeds than ever before.

FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski said, “Faster broadband has brought untold benefits to millions of Americans - from distance learning to distance healthcare. This is good news for consumers and the economy, but we can’t be satisfied. To unleash innovation and realize broadband’s full potential, we must continue to see increases in broadband speed and capacity.”

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)



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