{"id":6210,"date":"2021-04-13T14:57:22","date_gmt":"2021-04-13T14:57:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learningaloud.com\/blog\/?p=6210"},"modified":"2021-04-13T14:57:27","modified_gmt":"2021-04-13T14:57:27","slug":"fcc-speed-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learningaloud.com\/blog\/2021\/04\/13\/fcc-speed-test\/","title":{"rendered":"FCC Speed Test"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The FCC is offering an app for iOS and android to allow citizens to collect broadband access data for personal information and to support the government organization&#8217;s effort to better understand access issues (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/platform\/amp\/2021\/4\/12\/22379848\/fcc-speed-test-app-google-apple-download-broadband-maps-coverage\">Verge article<\/a>). Some screen captures follow. It was unclear to me when the term mobile broadband is used whether I am supposed to test the speed I get through my cable provider or through my phone company. Since the app recognizes both, I decided the FCC can sort out the data they want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6211\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/learningaloud.com\/blog\/2021\/04\/13\/fcc-speed-test\/img_7194-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/learningaloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_7194-2.png\" data-orig-size=\"1242,2688\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_7194-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" 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decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6212\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/learningaloud.com\/blog\/2021\/04\/13\/fcc-speed-test\/img_7195-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/learningaloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_7195-2.png\" data-orig-size=\"1242,2688\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_7195-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/learningaloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_7195-2-473x1024.png\" 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data-permalink=\"https:\/\/learningaloud.com\/blog\/2021\/04\/13\/fcc-speed-test\/img_7197\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/learningaloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_7197.png\" data-orig-size=\"1242,2688\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_7197\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/learningaloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_7197-473x1024.png\" src=\"https:\/\/learningaloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_7197-473x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6213\" width=\"451\" 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