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by aidenn0 850 days ago
> The Markup published some work in 2022 where they used OpenAddresses to use ISP's own tools to gather per-address service offerings and put them on a map. This is what the FCC's broadband map should be doing, but can't for the above (and political) reasons

I don't know if it's still the case, but ISP's tools for address offerings were unreliable enough that realtors have suggested getting an install estimate in writing if the seller didn't have broadband.
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crotchfire 847 days ago
No major ISP will give you an install commitment in writing.

I wouldn't buy a house based on a mere estimate of the availability of something this critical.

It's a gigantic clusterfuck.

The realtors know they can't fix this, but they can't exactly let it impede the source of their paycheck either. I absolutely would not take advice of any kind on internet access from a realtor.

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