For one, the testing data needs to include more increments.  This is capitalism (in theory) so if you want a measure of consumer choice you need.... choices.  showing a DSL or an aging wisp or other <=10Mbps service and having a 200-300Mbps docsis offering overbuilt via gov' funds at twice the price is really not choice. 

I hate to say this because I'm typing this on my shiny macbook pro 16 m2.... but this is the apple model.  Simply don't make products in the bottom or even medium end of the market and then you dont have to worry about those products cannibalising the higher end products.  Why doesn't spectrum/comcast/etc offer a 100x25 service?  because it would be 10-15 less than their 200-300 and some not unsubstantial percent of users would choose that because of the price and be very happy with it.  And frankly, they WOULD be very happy with it.

These programs that are about whomever can deliver gigabit first getting the government supported monopoly are the opposite of every merit based selection mechanism in capitalism.

There seems to be a presumption that if you can just get 'fiber' to the home that the internet will be great, but that's just not reflected in the ratings and reviews of providers across the gambut.  You'll see wisps offering quite low speeds with very high ratings and fttx providers with gig service getting really poor reviews.  If one of these low reviewed companies is first to market with that gig (and they are... a lot...their business model is to use government funds to build out...) then the consumer didn't get a choice, there is no competition to give consumers a choice.

This is basically a giant nanny-state model.  The government 'knows better' than the consumer and will pick the technology and the company to deliver it.

On Mon, May 1, 2023 at 3:51 AM Frantisek Borsik <frantisek.borsik@gmail.com> wrote:
Indeed. I highly doubt that there's any hope in this regard.

Anyway, Dan, can You think of any possible incremental improvements that You can come up with, as a layman?


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On Mon, May 1, 2023 at 11:47 AM dan <dandenson@gmail.com> wrote:
I had a long response typed out here but I decided to simplify.  This brief does what a lot do. 'trust us, our tests compensate for wifi'.  oh yeah?  how so?  much of the same bad information gathering and false conclusions follow. 


On Mon, May 1, 2023 at 3:16 AM Frantisek Borsik via LibreQoS <libreqos@lists.bufferbloat.net> wrote:
And so, how to get from ISP claim to ISP proof? Upscaling anything like this SamKnows' thing with US government from the past?
https://samknows.com/blog/mba-retrospective


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On Sat, Apr 29, 2023 at 12:02 AM Dave Taht via LibreQoS <libreqos@lists.bufferbloat.net> wrote:


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From: Thomas Reid <Tom@reidconsultinggroup.com>
Date: Fri, Apr 28, 2023 at 11:03 AM
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Hello All,

 

Thought at least some of you may appreciate the attached brief on achieving accountability in broadband.

 

Take care,

Tom

 

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