FCC Releases Guidance for Broadband Speed Test Data Submissions
The FCC released guidance for mobile wireless ISPs, governmental entities and third parties using their own hardware and software to submit speed test data for the broadband data collection data process Friday. Governmental and third-party entities using their own hardware…
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or software must submit "a complete description of the methodology used to collect their data and substantiate it through the certification of a qualified engineer or official," said a Broadband Data Task Force, Wireless Bureau, Office of Economics and Analytics, and Office of Engineering and Technology Office public notice in docket 19-195. Providers must also include test methodology and metrics that OET-approved apps will need for challenges if using their own equipment to collect data. The notice also provided guidance on formatting and submitting data.