News
What happened, and who said so
Reports what happened and attributes it. Every claim names a document, a filing, or a person who can be asked about it.
Lonnard James Broadband Review
Editorial mission and corrections policy
This page states how Lonnard James Broadband Review works: what the desk covers, how we source it, and what happens when we get something wrong.
Our mission
The publication covers U.S. broadband performance, spectrum policy, and internet infrastructure, with practical guidance for readers trying to measure and compare their own connections. The aim is to connect what a household experiences with the regulatory and engineering decisions that produced it.
Coverage is organized around nine beats, from Tech and Spectrum to Poll and Media. When we publish a speed test result, a rulemaking date, or a carrier filing, we explain where the number or the document came from so a reader can check it or reproduce the measurement on their own line.
The desk does not sell internet service, and it does not rank providers. What it publishes is reporting and guidance: what to measure, what changes the reading, and which decisions sit behind the connection in your wall.
Beat
Tech
Consumer devices, in-home networking, and the equipment that turns a line into a usable signal.
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Spectrum
Band plans, auction rules, and the airwaves that carry fixed and mobile service.
Beat
Policy
Federal rulemaking, state programs, and the funding that decides where buildouts land.
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Poll and Media
Survey reporting and how broadband stories reach the public, with the wording shown.
The remaining beats cover the infrastructure, business, and legal layers that surround those four. Sections lists each desk and its current reporting.
Independence
Editorial decisions are ours, not an advertiser's
Editorial decisions are made by staff and are not subject to review by advertisers, sponsors, or partners. The publication does not sell internet service and does not rank providers in exchange for compensation.
Where a commercial relationship exists with a company covered on the site, it is disclosed in the relevant article. A sponsored placement never changes a reported number, a beat assignment, or the order of the front page.
Read the editorial standards →News, analysis, and opinion are labeled
These categories are not blended within a single story, and a reader should never have to guess which one they are reading. Each carries a different burden of proof, so each gets a different shape on the page.
Analysis
What a decision is likely to change
Connects a decision to its likely consequences and is labeled at the top. Reasoning is shown, not asserted.
Opinion
Rare, and marked in the headline
Appears rarely and is flagged where the reader meets it first, so it is never mistaken for a report.
Sourcing
Where our claims come from
Claims trace to documents, filings, official statements, or named sources. Nothing on the site rests on a private briefing that a reader cannot check.
Documents
Rulemaking texts, dockets, and program rules, linked to the published version wherever one exists.
Filings
Statements carriers, labs, and trade groups submit on the record, with the filing date attached.
Official statements
On-record comments from agencies and offices. Off-record material is used to find documents, not to carry a quote.
Other outlets
Credited and linked when reporting depends on another newsroom's work, with the original always named.
Stories about the 7 GHz study, the FCC's October 29 votes, and satellite approvals all rest on published material rather than private briefings. If a reader cannot reach the source, we link it or say plainly that the document is not public.
For measurement guidance, the same rule holds: our speed test instructions name every variable that moves a reading — server choice, time of day, Wi-Fi versus wired, and what else is using the line.
Corrections
How we fix an error
Stories are not deleted to remove an error, and headlines are not silently rewritten after publication. The record keeps its shape; the mistake gets named.
Errors of fact are corrected in place
The correction is written into the article and noted at the foot of the story with a date, so anyone who read the original can see what changed.
Substantive errors are flagged near the top
When a fix changes the meaning of a story — a figure, a date, a finding — the note moves up so a reader meets it before the argument, not after it.
Log a correction request
Send the article link and the specific passage to JesseGonzalez@lonnardjames.com. We read every request and reply once the passage has been checked against the source.
Right of reply, polls, and software
Anyone named critically in a story is given a reasonable opportunity to respond before publication, and the response is included or noted. If they decline, the story says so. This applies to companies as well as individuals.
Surveys are reported with the pollster, the sample, and the question wording where available. A single poll is not presented as settled public opinion. The Reuters/Ipsos findings on AI risk were reported that way.
Software is used for transcription and research, and editors verify facts before publication. AI-generated text is not published as reporting, and quotes are not generated. Stories about AI policy follow the same sourcing rules as any other beat.
These practices are written down so they can be held against us. Our editorial standards cover the full list of procedures, and About the Newsroom explains who works on which desk.
Standards you can hold us to
If a story here misstates a filing, a date, or a measured result, the correction policy above applies and the note stays on the page. Tell us which passage and we will check it against the source document.