The Federal Communications Commission today asked people to test their Internet speeds with the FCC Speed Test app to continue their research on broadband availability through the American Broadband Measurement Program .
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The FCC says data collected on broadband network performance in the United States will help its efforts to provide enhanced coverage information to the public.
“To bridge the gap between digital and non-digital users, we’re working to build a complete, easy-to-use data set on broadband availability. Expand the consumer base using the FCC Speed app Test will allow us to provide enhanced coverage information to the public and add to the measurement tools we are developing to show where broadband is actually available across the United States, ”said Acting President Rosenworcel.
The app, available on the iPhone and iPad, allows consumers to measure the speed of their mobile and home broadband networks. It evaluates download and load speed, latency, fluctuation and packet loss and tracks speed data over time.
In addition to providing the FCC with granular broadband deployment data, in the future it will be used to challenge vendor-submitted maps when broadband data collection systems become available.