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A Vermont state employee drove 6,000 miles in six weeks to prove that the cellular coverage maps from the US government suck – and was wildly successful.
In fact not only did he prove conclusively that reports delivered to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) by mobile operators aren't worth the paper they're printed on but also swung a spotlight on just how bad bureaucracy can get when it comes to Washington DC.
Corey Chase, a telecommunications infrastructure specialist who works for the Vermont Department of Public Service (PSD), undertook the monster road trip with some specialized equipment: six phones, each connected to a different mobile nework, and a custom piece of software, G-NetTrack, that carried out constant measurements of download speeds.
(Score: 2) by Freeman on Friday January 18 2019, @04:08PM (1 child)
Wait, the current FCC actually cares about outside opinions/comments/complaints? And the people complaining aren't Lobbyists? The whole Net Neutrality comment thing must have just been a big misunderstanding, then.
Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee"
(Score: 3, Interesting) by Spamalope on Friday January 18 2019, @04:50PM
They understand that appearing to care, and providing a venue for folks to vent reduces the likelyhood that they'll take effective action. They do care about stopping that.