Some Internet providers, notably AT&T, are still not delivering the speeds they advertise to consumers, according to a new report by the Federal Communications Commission.
Internet providers often try to outdo each other by boasting that they deliver faster Web service than their competitors. Periodically, the FCC checks to see if the companies they regulate are telling the truth.
The FCC report issued Friday -- the third of its kind -- measured the actual Internet speeds delivered by the nation's major Internet providers during a one-month period last September.
It found that, on average, companies were delivering 96 percent of the speeds they promised to consumers. Customers who subscribe to Comcast and Verizon's FiOs service were even getting speeds faster than advertised -- even when demand was at its peak, which normally slows down service.
But the report also found that subscribers of AT&T, CenturyLink, Qwest and Verizon's DSL service were still not receiving the connections they were promised, according to the report. Here's a table detailing the commission's findings:
Internet providers often try to outdo each other by boasting that they deliver faster Web service than their competitors. Periodically, the FCC checks to see if the companies they regulate are telling the truth.
The FCC report issued Friday -- the third of its kind -- measured the actual Internet speeds delivered by the nation's major Internet providers during a one-month period last September.
It found that, on average, companies were delivering 96 percent of the speeds they promised to consumers. Customers who subscribe to Comcast and Verizon's FiOs service were even getting speeds faster than advertised -- even when demand was at its peak, which normally slows down service.
But the report also found that subscribers of AT&T, CenturyLink, Qwest and Verizon's DSL service were still not receiving the connections they were promised, according to the report. Here's a table detailing the commission's findings:
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