Local FCC Broadband Map Show Inaccurate Data For Clark County
Saturday, November 26th, 2022 -- 10:00 AM
The Federal Communications Commission released new Broadband Maps showing inaccurate broadband coverage for Clark County.
These maps will be used to determine the amount of broadband funding each state gets next year. States with poor coverage will get more funding. We need your help in challenging the speeds reported and coverage on the FCC maps. Please go to https://broadbandmap.fcc.gov/location-summary/fixed and enter your address. If the speeds shown are not what you are actually getting, please challenge the map using the instructions provided. Utilize the following steps to challenge your internet speed: Go to https://broadbandmap.fcc.gov/location-summary/fixed; Enter your home or business address into the “Enter address” search bar under the blue menu; A map with your location will appear. To the left of the map will be your location information and a list of providers and their listed download (“Down (Mbps)”) speeds; Open another tab or browser window and test your speed using either Google Speed Test or Speedtest by Ookia;
Also, Compare your listed speed compared to those listed by the FCC; If the speed you subscribe to is less than the speed listed by your provider, utilize the “Availability Challenge” listed in blue print directly above the provider information; A box will pop up asking you to select your provider. Use the “Select” box on the left to select your provider. (TDS is listed as Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.); The box will expand, and you will have the ability to select “Send my challenge to the selected provider”. Click the circle next to this option and enter your information; In “Describe Your Experience”, you can enter your speed test information and any other issues concerning your broadband connection – frequent loss in service, slow speeds at certain times, and so on; and, when done, click the “Submit” button.
Feel free to contact us with questions and/or comments.