Residential Fixed Broadband Services Testing and Measurement

ICR 201005-3060-014

OMB: 3060-1139

Federal Form Document

Forms and Documents
Document
Name
Status
Supporting Statement B
2010-09-02
Supplementary Document
2010-09-02
Supplementary Document
2010-09-01
Supporting Statement A
2010-09-01
Supplementary Document
2010-09-01
Supplementary Document
2010-04-29
Supplementary Document
2010-04-29
Supplementary Document
2010-04-29
ICR Details
3060-1139 201005-3060-014
Historical Active 201003-3060-026
FCC OET/CGB
Residential Fixed Broadband Services Testing and Measurement
Revision of a currently approved collection   No
Emergency 09/30/2010
Approved with change 10/04/2010
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 09/02/2010
Updated information collection list.
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
04/30/2011 6 Months From Approved 10/31/2010
11,016 0 11,000
14,200 0 11,000
0 0 0

Accurate and clear information is crucial to a well-functioning market. Today, broadband consumers in the U.S. have little information about the actual speed and performance of the broadband services available to them. Consumers lack clarity on: 1) actual speed and performance of the services they are receiving; 2) gap between actual and advertised speeds and the implications of that difference; and 3) speeds and performance of alternative providers in their areas. The FCC seeks to contract with a 3rd party measurement company to measure the speeds and performance of a representative, cost-effective, statistically relevant sample of U.S. fixed broadband households across geographies, technologies and providers. This measurement will occur on an opt-in, voluntary basis. This representative sample will be used to create a baseline level of performance and measurements for the FCC. The 3rd party measurement contractor will deploy testing devices to begin measurement, and these results will then be used to inform measurement standards for performance of broadband services, in support of the FCC-led National Broadband Plan.
New requirements that were originally unforeseen in the SamKnows Residential Fixed Broadband Services Testing and Measurement program. Recent surveys demonstrate a majority of consumers are not able to accurately report the broadband service information approved in the emergency request approved by OMB in April 2010. Furthermore, in recent discussions as part of this data collection effort, broadband Internet service providers (ISPs) have indicated that certain technical characteristics of consumer broadband service may vary region to region and such details may not be fully known to the consumer. ISPs have offered to partner with the FCC in the testing and measurement trial by verifying certain customer information (ISP Partners) collected by SamKnows and by providing associated data not directly obtainable from the consumer. This data is crucial for good sample selection and analysis of results. OMB approval of the revised IC request will facilitating ISP Partners' participation will ensure that the information collected is accurate, address serious data quality concern and otherwise contribute to the success of the program.

PL: Pub.L. 111 - 5 123 Name of Law: American Reinvestment and Recovery Act
  
PL: Pub.L. 111 - 5 123 Name of Law: American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009
PL: Pub.L. 110 - 385 103(c)(1) Name of Law: Broadband Data Improvement Act of 2008

Not associated with rulemaking

No

2
IC Title Form No. Form Name
Residential Fixed Broadband Services Testing and Measurement
Residential Fixed Broadband Services Testing and Measurement

  Total Approved Previously Approved Change Due to New Statute Change Due to Agency Discretion Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses 11,016 11,000 0 16 0 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 14,200 11,000 0 3,200 0 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yes
Miscellaneous Actions
No
Recent surveys demonstrate a majority of consumers are not able to accurately report the broadband service information approved in the emergency request approved by OMB in April 2010. Furthermore, in recent discussions as part of this data collection effort, broadband Internet service providers (ISPs) have indicated that certain technical characteristics of consumer broadband service may vary from region to region and such details may not be fully known to the consumer. ISPs have offered to partner with the FCC in the testing and measurement trial by verifying certain customer information (ISP Partners) collected by SamKnows and by providing associated data not directly obtainable from the consumer. The additional ISP respondents and requirements for them resulted in a 3,200 hour increase in burden and 16 additional respondents.

$1,048,260
Yes Part B of Supporting Statement
No
No
Uncollected
Yes
Uncollected
Walter Johnston 202 418-0807 [email protected]

  No

On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    (i) Why the information is being collected;
    (ii) Use of information;
    (iii) Burden estimate;
    (iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
    (v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
    (vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
 
 
 
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
09/02/2010


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