The national broadband rollout has a blind spot: Lack of accurate, transparent data about internet access speeds
- Written by Sascha Meinrath, Director of X-Lab and Palmer Chair in Telecommunications, Penn State
Is your broadband internet service always up to speed when you need it?10'000 Hours/DigitalVision via Getty imagesImagine purchasing “up to” a gallon of milk for US$4.50, or paying for “up to” a full tank of gas. Most people would view such transactions as absurd. And yet, in the realm of broadband service, the use of...