FCC Maps versus Broadband Labels

I have been complaining for years about the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) mapping rule that allow internet service providers (ISPs) to claim marketing speeds instead of something closer to actual speeds. That allows ISPs to report speeds that benefit them in some manner rather than being truthful to the public. There have been big consequences as a result of this FCC decision. Historically, the maps didn't mean much, as they were only used for the FCC's reports to Congress. But the maps started to mean something when the FCC used them to determine eligible areas for ReConnect grants and the Rural Digital Opportunity Fuind—leaving serving areas that in many areas are best compared to Swiss cheese. The FCC recently instituted the new Broadband Labels, which require an ISP to disclose its ‘typical’ download and upload speed and latency for each broadband product. This is a perfect opportunity for the FCC to get speeds right in the labels and the maps, but I don't have much hope that the FCC will do the right thing.