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New York Attorney General to Investigate ISPs Using Customer Speed Results

posted by cmn32480 on Tuesday December 15 2015, @07:39AM   Printer-friendly
from the telcom-didn't-contribute-enough-to-his-reelection dept.

takyon writes:

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is asking for Internet service provider customers to contribute results of speed tests to aid an investigation:

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has been investigating Verizon Communications Inc., Cablevision Systems Corp and Time Warner Cable Inc. over false advertising for their Internet speeds since October. He's now asking these companies' customers to take an Internet speed test and submit the results to his office. This way he'll get a better idea whether Verizon, Cablevision and TWC are lying to their customers about the speeds they're getting.

Schneiderman's office also sent the three companies requests for more information and copies of any tests they have done on their own Internet speeds, as well as copies of disclosures they have made to their customers. To see whether there's any large discrepancy between what they say they are offering and what they're actually delivering, the AG also asked for feedback from the public.

His office created a new online broadband test at InternetHealthTest.org, which will capture a customer's real bandwidth speeds. After the test is done by the customers of Verizon, Cablevision or TWC, he wants them to submit a screenshot of the results and fill out an online form.

Quick, flip the switch and double everyone's speeds!

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  • (Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 15 2015, @09:01AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 15 2015, @09:01AM (#276575)

    So when was the investigation and impeachment of Obama for war crimes? Speed tests are more important than human lives!!!!!!!!

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  • (Score: 0, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 15 2015, @09:13AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 15 2015, @09:13AM (#276581)

    Shut up and get back to curing cancer.

    • (Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 15 2015, @09:19AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 15 2015, @09:19AM (#276583)

      But first feed the starving in africa.

      • (Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 15 2015, @12:02PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 15 2015, @12:02PM (#276608)

        And save the whales. Mustn't forget the whales.

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 15 2015, @05:59PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 15 2015, @05:59PM (#276727)

        Getting cheated by an oligopoly, with no recourse, is a problem, even if it happens in the so-called First World.

        • (Score: 2) by PartTimeZombie on Wednesday December 16 2015, @01:37AM

          by PartTimeZombie (4827) on Wednesday December 16 2015, @01:37AM (#276926)

          Getting cheated by an oligopoly

          An oligopoly with the foresight to ensure the playing field is tilted in it's favour too.

          Just read this [soylentnews.org]