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FCC Measures Actual Internet Speeds in USA

Submitted by mt53 on Wed, 2011-09-28 09:51

Georgia Tech's Nick Feamster (Computer Science), one of the researchers working on the recently released study, comments on how US internet service providers do a better job of matching advertised speeds than internet service providers of other countries. Source: Slash Gear

Location: 
Atlanta, GA
Dateline: 
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Release: 
Tuesday, August 9, 2011 - 10:00
Expire: 
Monday, November 7, 2011 - 10:00
 

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