I could imagine that the FCC sees it as a data source. On Mar 12, 2010, at 6:34 AM, Sean Donelan wrote:
> On Fri, 12 Mar 2010, Joe Greco wrote: >> I've gotten strange stuff each time I've tried their tests. I >> particularly like the factor of 10 difference in upload speeds. > > The FCC is probably doing this because US providers generally don't release > actual bandwidth, speeds or latency numbers their consumer > customers get. Advertised numbers often don't mean anything. If > providers want to release better data, it might help the FCC understand > the current environment. > > Some US providers have published data for their business customer connections > and backbones. > > http://www.ipinc.net/IPv4.GIF