Is the Federal Communications Commission distorting statistics on broadband subscriber growth in the U.S.? An activist group in New York City thinks so, and has filed a complaint against the FCC, suggesting that the agency is inflating the figures for political purposes. Last week, TeleTruth, an alliance for consumers’ telecommunications rights, lodged a complaint under the federal Data Quality Act, alleging that the FCC, an independent agency, is inflating statistics about broadband growth.
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Group Claims US Inflating Broadband Growth Figures
Posted by: Gene J. Koprowski August 1, 2005 01:44 PMIs the Federal Communications Commission distorting statistics on broadband subscriber growth in the U.S.? An activist group in New York City thinks so, and has filed a complaint against the FCC, suggesting that the agency is inflating the figures for political purposes. Last week, TeleTruth, an alliance for consumers’ telecommunications rights, lodged a complaint under the federal Data Quality Act, alleging that the FCC, an independent agency, is inflating statistics about broadband growth.