CTIA, CCA Question FCC Mobile Measuring Broadband America Program
CTIA and the Competitive Carriers Association jointly criticized the FCC Mobile Measuring Broadband America (MMBA) program. “There is continued concern regarding the breadth (specifically, fewer recorded tests in comparison to other sources) and quality of the data collected and, correspondingly,…
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its accuracy and reliability,” they said in a filing Wednesday: The mobile speed tests also “duplicate far more robust efforts well underway by third parties, each of which gather detailed speed testing data that is more expansive and thorough than the MMBA’s results.” The FCC also hasn't given carriers information on the collection and filtering methods used to prepare speed test data, they said. “The Commission has not established a review process, prior to the anticipated release of the MMBA Report, with sufficient time for the carrier community to evaluate the data contained therein to ensure the results accurately reflect network performance,” CTIA and CCA said. Comments were filed in docket 12-264.