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New York Attorney General to Investigate ISPs Using Customer Speed Results

Accepted submission by takyon at 2015-12-14 20:07:34
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New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is asking for Internet service provider customers to contribute results of speed tests [tomshardware.com] 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 [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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