Re: Free access to measurement network

[Lee <ler762 () gmail com>]

On 12/16/17, Mike Hammett <nanog () ics-il net> wrote:
> It's a consumer thing. If consumers wanted more options, they would be
> supporting those options with their wallets. They don't.

As far as I know, my options for >50Mb/s are comcast and verizon.

https://www.broadbandmap.gov/ sez
 Please note: National Broadband Map data is from June 30, 2014 and is
no longer being updated.

How do I find out what my other options are?

Thanks,
Lee

> -----
> Mike Hammett
> Intelligent Computing Solutions
>
> Midwest Internet Exchange
>
> The Brothers WISP
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: "Max Tulyev" <maxtul () netassist ua>
> To: nanog () nanog org
> Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2017 4:43:54 AM
> Subject: Re: Free access to measurement network
>
> So for my point of view, better solution is to push some law that ease
> access to the buildings for ISPs.
>
> 15.12.17 19:40, valdis.kletnieks () vt edu пише:
> > On Fri, 15 Dec 2017 07:47:42 -0500, Dovid Bender said:
> > > What kind of internet are these devices on? With Net Neutrality gone here
> > >
> > > in the US it would be a good way to measure certain services such as SIP
> > > to
> > > see which ISP's if any are tampering with packets.
> >
> > Given previous history, the answer will probably be "most of them".
> >
> > "The results are not inspiring. More than 129 million people are limited
> > to a
> > single provider for broadband Internet access using the FCC definition of
> > 25
> > Mbps download and 3 Mbps upload. Out of those 129 million Americans, about
> > 52
> > million must obtain Internet access from a company that has violated
> > network
> > neutrality protections in the past and continues to undermine the policy
> > today.
> >
> > In locations where subscribers have the benefit of limited competition,
> > the
> > situation isn't much better. Among the 146 million Americans with the
> > ability
> > to choose between two providers, 48 million Americans must choose between
> > two
> > companies that have a record of violating network neutrality."
> >
> > https://muninetworks.org/content/177-million-americans-harmed-net-neutrality