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So if I'm reading this right, there are three data sources here: 1) US Census, which is based on surveying households "do you have broadband, Y/N" 2) FCC data
by outsidetheparty 9y ago
So if I'm reading this right, there are three data sources here:
1) US Census, which is based on surveying households "do you have broadband, Y/N"
2) FCC data, which is based on ISPs self-reporting (In a footnote the article says they're using Pai's new slower definition of broadband, 10Mbps, not the 2015 definition of 25Mbps.)
3) ASU/Iowa, which depends on a derived variable in commercially-purchased data which "denotes interest in ‘high tech’ products and/or services [including] personal computers and internet service providers" as a proxy for broadband ownership
...and the first two roughly match each other, while the third doesn't. The academics claim the company that sold them the data told them it was a reasonable proxy for broadband, the company says they didn't say that.