We Used Broadband Data We Shouldn’t Have
Unfortunately they don&#x27;t discuss two of the biggest disparities I&#x27;ve seen in reporting on broadband internet access:<p>1) How do they define &quot;Access&quot;? Does it mean actual subscriptions? Does it mean the building&#x2F;home is connected? Or does it mean a line passes the household, but there&#x27;s actually no way to connect to it? (Look up New York City&#x27;s lawsuit against Verizon&#x27;s FIOS rollout.)<p>2) How do they define &quot;Broadband&quot;? In 2010 the FCC defined it as 4 Mbit&#x2F;s down, 1 Mbit&#x2F;s up. In 2015 they redefined it as 25 Mbit&#x2F;s down, 3 Mbit&#x2F;s up. Currently I have 50Mbit&#x2F;s down and 1Mbit&#x2F;s up which Comcast absolutely defines as &quot;Broadband&quot;, but it doesn&#x27;t meet the FCC definition.