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US govt confirms FCC’s broadband speeds and feeds stats are garbage — The Register

By TechTaffy Desk

A report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has confirmed what others have reported for years: that official data on internet access across the country greatly over estimates availability and competition, writes Kieren McCarthy.

Here is the link: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/09/13/fcc_broadband_data_garbage/

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