Courage Center Handiham System

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has released its beta website tool for consumers who wish to test their internet connection speeds. Service providers are not shy about making speed claims, and this tool should provide an easy way for any broadband customer to find out what their internet connection is really delivering.

The website, http://www.broadband.gov/, directs users to a pop-up form, and we are interested in learning for our users who have disabilities exactly how accessible this new FCC beta tool is. Screen-reader users and voice input computing users are encouraged to email wa0tda@arrl.net to report how easily the site worked for them. Please let me know if it is all right to use your callsign in our report, which will appear in the weekly podcast and e-letter.

You may also want to let us know how fast your internet connection turned out to be, and whether you were pleasantly surprised or disappointed by your service provider's performance.

Thank you for your help!

Patrick Tice, Handiham Manager
wa0tda@arrl.net