Broadband: What's Your Need for Speed?

The Federal Communications Commission's National Broadband Plan recommends different measures to help consumers find their way through the Mbps maze.

The plan will outline ways that online tools, labels, and other kinds of information can help consumers understand broadband speeds and choose the plans that work best for them. It will also address wireless broadband, where speeds can vary a lot by local coverage, and where consumers have many more providers to choose from. The FCC is taking steps to help consumers even before the Plan is released. Next week the FCC will launch new media tools to give consumers more information about their broadband connections. And in the months ahead, the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau and others at the FCC will be working hard to help consumers understand and learn about broadband speed.