In a reversal of roles, Apple has approved something for the FCC, an iPhone app. The FCC’s new app allows you to test the quality of your mobile data download and upload speeds in order to “create awareness about the importance of broadband quality in accessing content and services over the Internet.” Of course that’s [...]
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Today Apple filed with the FCC the following answers to their questions.
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