Form 477, Speed-Tests, and the American Broadband User’s Experience

8 Pages Posted: 23 Apr 2021

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George S. Ford

Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies

Date Written: March 31, 2021

Abstract

Data from Ookla's Open Data Inititiative is used to measure the average broadband speeds of U.S. consumers at the Census Tract level in 2020. Whether speeds match the FCC's Form 477 data on availability is considered.

Keywords: Broadband, Internet, Speed tests, Form 477

JEL Classification: L86, L96

Suggested Citation

Ford, George S., Form 477, Speed-Tests, and the American Broadband User’s Experience (March 31, 2021). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3825298 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3825298

George S. Ford (Contact Author)

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