If you don't know the answer to that question, you are not
alone. The FCC says 80% of users don't know what the speed of
their broadband connection is. A recent survey conducted by the
FCC also found that 91% of consumers were satisfied with
broadband speeds, even if they didn't know specifically what it
was. According to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski, broadband
speed is important: "Speed matters. The more broadband
subscribers know about what speeds they need and what speeds
they get, the more they can make the market work and push faster
speeds over broadband networks." The survey and emphasis on
broadband quality and speeds is part of the FCC's overall
strategy to raise awareness and promote broadband. For an
article about the FCC's National Broadband Plan click here. As a
result, the FCC is offering the Consumer Broadband Test
(currently in Beta) to provide information about the quality and
speed of broadband connections. The plan is to raise awareness
of the quality and speed of broadband connections,