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FCC: Network Traffic Has Increased with Spike in Suburban, Exurban, and Daytime Usage
- Subject: FCC: Network Traffic Has Increased with Spike in Suburban, Exurban, and Daytime Usage
- From: sean at donelan.com (Sean Donelan)
- Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2020 20:00:25 -0400 (EDT)
Chmn Pai Hears Update from Broadband and Telephone Service Providers
https://www.fcc.gov/document/chmn-pai-hears-update-broadband-and-telephone-service-providers
[...]
The Chairman heard from providers across the country who
reported network usage had risen about 20-35% for fixed networks and
10-20% for cellular networks in recent weeks, with increased demand in
suburban, exurban, and residential areas and during daytime hours. In
general, company representatives reported that their networks were holding
up quite well, and they expected that resilience to continue.
[...]
NCTAâ??s dashboard: https://www.ncta.com/COVIDdashboard
USTelecomâ??s network performance page:
https://www.ustelecom.org/research/network-performance-data/
CTIAâ??s network performance page:
https://www.ctia.org/the-wirelessindustry/managing_our_wireless_networks-covid-19
[...]
The Chairmanâ??s call with companies included Altice USA, AT&T, CenturyLink,
Charter, Cincinnati Bell, Consolidated Communications, Comcast, Cox, DISH,
Frontier, Hughes, Mediacom, Northwest Fiber, Sprint, T-Mobile, TDS
Telecom, TracFone, U.S. Cellular, Verizon, ViaSat, and Windstream.