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ISPs keep giving false broadband coverage data to the FCC, groups say | Telcos accuse fixed wireless ISPs of claiming more locations than they serve.
Telcos accuse fixed wireless ISPs of claiming more locations than they serve.
"A number of carriers, including LTD Broadband/GigFire LLC and others, continue to overreport Internet service availability, particularly in relation to fixed wireless network capabilities and reach," the group said. Hauer told Ars today that "GigFire evaluated over 5 million locations and established that 339,598 are eligible to get service and that is accurately reflected in our BDC [Broadband Data Collection] filings." In another case, a small Ohio ISP called Jefferson County Cable admitted lying to the FCC about the size of its network in order to block funding to rivals.
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