FirstMile.US Comments to FCC's
Comment Sought on Defining Broadband
NBP Public Notice #1
Docket Numbers 09-47, 09-51 and 09-137
FirstMIle.US comments were submitted to the reply comment round on September 8, 2009. PDF Format, 27 pages.
Because the FCC sought targeted comments on technical aspects of the definition of broadband, FirstMile.US reached out informally to the technical network community to gather their comments and responses. FirstMile.US created a survey utilizing the SurveyMonkey.com toolset. Survey notification was done via email lists, direct email, Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. The survey was available online from August 31, 2009 through September 7, 2009.
The survey mechanism was informal (and, therefore, not scientifically valid) but provides a useful set of comments that are summarized below. FirstMile.US encourages the FCC to take these comments seriously as a reflection of the technical network community. 134 individuals responded with 105 individuals self-identifying as “super network tech” or “average network tech.”
FirstMile.US leaves it to the FCC to determine draw their own conclusions based on the survey responses. The survey summary is included in the document. The survey encompassed 14 questions based on the FCC NBP Public Notice.