if you go to http://www.broadband.gov/ you can take a network speed test, with the results sent to the FCC so they can pinpoint what areas need access to, or improvements on, broadband.FCC wrote:The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) was signed into law by President Obama on February 17th, 2009. The FCC is currently working in coordination with the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to perform the FCC’s role under the Recovery Act. Specifically, in conjunction with the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program established by the Act, the FCC has been tasked with creating a National Broadband Plan by February 17, 2010. The Recovery Act states that the National Broadband Plan shall seek to ensure all people of the United States have access to broadband capability and shall establish benchmarks for meeting that goal.
it seems as though they have a west coast and a Central server, i ping 70ms to OOKLA (likely in Dallas), and 130 to MLAB (California possibly)
