Hard to believe, but at least one ISP has overstated its coverage area in order to "freeze out" other providers from possible funding for broadband expansion. As outlined at Ars Technica, a small wireless ISP in Ohio received calls from it customers saying that the new FCC broadband map was showing that cable internet was available at their location, even though that wasn' t the case. Ryan Grewell, founder and CEO of Smart Way Communications, decided to use the broadband map appeal process to challenge the claim by cable company Jefferson County Cable. Grewell was surprised by the response he received. As described in Ars Technica: One of Grewell's challenges elicited a response from Jefferson County Cable executive Bob Loveridge, who apparently thought Grewell was a resident at the challenged address rather than a competitor. Sometimes when companies say the quiet things out loud, it reminds us that, under the current regime, America's broadband map process is based on good-faith reporting by ISP's. And sometimes that's just not what happens.
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Stephen Nein
2/8/2023 09:14:04 am
Reminds me of a fiber company in Sioux City which promised to have service when my organization's new building would be open for business. Some of these ISP's are also lying to their prospective customers.
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