The FCC has had it with ISPs. For more than a decade, the agency has relied on ISP reports to get a picture of broadband speeds and availability in the US, and the results have been uniformly terrible ...

Throughout the year, people have been testing their connection speeds with ZDNet's Broadband Speed Test. Since February, we asked people to enter their postcode and connection type, so that we could ...

The FCC is embarking on a project to determine actual broadband speeds and see if broadband providers are actually delivering what they advertise. As the FCC sets out to expand and modernize broadband ...

Before making a switch in broadband plans, you might want to take a free online speed test to get an idea of how fast your current connection is. But keep in mind that the tests can vary greatly. The ...

Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in 2004, covering cellphone services, broadband, citywide Wi-Fi, the Net neutrality debate and the consolidation of the phone companies. The Federal ...

The FCC is asking the nation's broadband and smartphone users to use their broadband testing tools to help the feds and consumers know what speeds are actually available, not just promised by the ...

BATESVILLE — To help improve broadband connectivity across Indiana, State Rep. Cindy Ziemke (R-Batesville) is encouraging Hoosiers to test their internet speed through a website created by the Indiana ...

The Federal Communications Commission, under new Chairman Tom Wheeler, will preview an Android app called the "FCC Speed Test" that can measure average mobile broadband speeds through crowdsourcing.

Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in 2004, covering cellphone services, broadband, citywide Wi-Fi, the Net neutrality debate and the consolidation of the phone companies. The question ...