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The latest Federal Communications Commission statistics show that Americans still have little choice of high-speed broadband providers.
On the surface, the numbers appear to show that the broadband market has gotten slightly less competitive since 2013. But what has really happened is the FCC is collecting more granular data that better illustrates the lack of choice for most Americans. Things are probably getting a little better as providers boost speeds and new entrants like Google Fiber and municipal ISPs offer service. But the FCC’s improved statistical analysis shows how far there is to go.
This is the key competition graphic from the FCC’s latest Internet Access Services report, which was released last week and contains data through June 30, 2015:
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Source: Ars Technica – US broadband: Still no ISP choice for many, especially at higher speeds