Cabinet-level, interagency task force
The Administration should establish a cabinet-level interagency task force to execute the NBP throughout executive branch departments and agencies. Modeled on the Information Infrastructure Task Force, this task force should be made up of highlevel representatives of federal agencies, including the Office of Management and Budget, in coordination... more »
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Annual Report
The National Broadband Plan should direct the Office of Management and Budget to issue an annual report on the status of the execution of the NBP, with recommendations for additional steps and funding to ensure that the NBP realizes its goals.
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Comcast's PowerBoost is skewing their customers' results.
Please be aware when reviewing your broadband.gov results that Comcast's PowerBoost is significantly inflating their customers' results to Comcast's advantage.
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Tune the tester to get the actual average of broadband speeds
If you only use third-party testing suites like Ookla, you won't be getting the true download speed and/or capacity which users actually experience. Other than simple buffering, what good is reporting... more »
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Lets regain our ground on Internet speed (we did invented it)
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Problem with bandwidth test methodology
I would like to point out a problem with the bandwidth test provided on this website. The download file size is too small; my ISP temporarily boosts an individual’s bandwidth for file sizes less than 10 MB. The number provided by this bandwidth test is inflated two to this “power boost” feature. The easy solution is to have the test download a larger file size. Thanks
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Manage Oversubscription Ratios
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Broadband Speed Recommendation
Upload and download speeds should be equal and at least 100m otherwise it will be obsolete in 10 years. Wireless should be the way to go.