In the event you are a DSL broadband subscriber and you’ve got the choice of getting fiber or cable broadband instead, you might want to make the switch.

While the Federal Communications Commission’s fourth annual “Measuring Broadband America” report, released Wednesday, suggests that cable and fiber broadband suppliers provide or surpass on publicized network speeds, DSL suppliers are not meeting their promises.
“While it is encouraging to understand that in the past these reports have motivated suppliers to enhance their services, I am worried that some suppliers are failing to deliver consistent speeds to consumers which are commensurate to their advertised speeds.”

Wheeler said the bureau will soon be sending letters to the CEOs of firms that underperformed in the evaluation to comprehend the reason why they are not delivering speeds that were publicized.

The report also offered a few other crucial findings. For the very first time, the FCC examined the download and upload speeds of broadband services, but nonetheless, it also looked at how those speeds were provided by businesses. The FCC also noted major congestion at so called “peering” or interconnection points in some broadband networks. Peering or interconnection refers to the points in the network where broadband suppliers and other networks which are delivering visitors to their broadband customers connect.