Here's an estimate of broadband access in the USA, for comparison.
> "In 2021, we expanded our study, manually checking availability of terrestrial broadband internet (wired or fixed wireless) for more than 58,000 addresses. In all, we checked more than 110,000 address-provider combinations using the FCC Form 477 data as the “source of truth”.
> "This study confirms our estimate that at least 42 million Americans do not have access to broadband. For the first time, we also estimate broadband availability for all 50 states."
I suppose the Chinese government could be inflating reports of connectivity for propaganda purposes, but that also seems to be what the FCC is doing:
> "The figures and estimates cited by the FCC rely upon semi-annual self-reporting by internet service providers (ISPs) using the FCC-mandated “Form 477.” However, there is a widely acknowledged flaw with Form 477 reporting: if an ISP offers service to at least one household in a census block, then the FCC counts the entire census block as covered by that provider."
Wow, I guess China and the CCP really are great after all. Way better than the USA. Next time I vote, I’m definitely voting for representatives and presidential candidates that promise to take it easy on China.
> "In 2021, we expanded our study, manually checking availability of terrestrial broadband internet (wired or fixed wireless) for more than 58,000 addresses. In all, we checked more than 110,000 address-provider combinations using the FCC Form 477 data as the “source of truth”.
> "This study confirms our estimate that at least 42 million Americans do not have access to broadband. For the first time, we also estimate broadband availability for all 50 states."
https://broadbandnow.com/research/fcc-broadband-overreportin...
I suppose the Chinese government could be inflating reports of connectivity for propaganda purposes, but that also seems to be what the FCC is doing:
> "The figures and estimates cited by the FCC rely upon semi-annual self-reporting by internet service providers (ISPs) using the FCC-mandated “Form 477.” However, there is a widely acknowledged flaw with Form 477 reporting: if an ISP offers service to at least one household in a census block, then the FCC counts the entire census block as covered by that provider."