A new app launched by the Federal Communications Commission lets you test the speed of your cellphone provider’s broadband access. According to the FCC, the new Mobile Speed Test app replaces the ...

When you sign up for an internet plan, you're promised certain upload and download speeds by the provider. Those promises can't always be kept, which is why many of us turn to online speed tests when ...

Truth be told, there is no shortage of network speed test apps, especially on Android. There's the ever so used, and perhaps abused, Speedtest.net by Ookla and, more recently, Netflix's own Fast.com.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Federal Communications Commission has announced the launch of its new Mobile Speed Test app. The new app features an enhanced user interface that makes challenging the accuracy of ...

It is 2020 and looking at the rate at which the number of users on the web is increasing each day, it is pretty evident that we have reached a point where we are highly reliant on the internet for ...

It was only five days ago when we reported that the FCC was launching its own Speed Test App, to be available on Google Play, with the intention of discovering the truth behind Mobile Internet speeds ...

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To better understand the US internet landscape, the FCC has launched its own speed test app. The FCC Speed Test app packs the usual tools but adds a few nifty features. It’s available on Android and ...

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