Where does Konecteaze get internet provider availability data?

Location coverage is assembled from FCC Broadband Data Collection (BDC) records and, where available, provider-published sources. FCC, ZIP, city, state, and map signals are area-level evidence that can lag or conflict; they do not confirm service at a specific address. A provider address check or order flow is the final serviceability authority.

How often is the data refreshed?

FCC BDC releases follow the federal publication cadence, but a Konecteaze page changes only after a release is ingested and checked. Volatile facts such as price, promotion, speed tier, fee, phone routing, and terms are rechecked during documented page reviews, audits, or corrections. A page review date describes only that page review; it is not a guarantee that every provider field or the full site corpus is current.

Does Konecteaze get paid when I order through the site?

Yes. Konecteaze may earn a commission when you order through tracked links or call tracked phone lines. Partner eligibility or economics can influence which tracked calls, links, or promotional modules appear. They do not enter the documented Fit Score formula and are not evidence that service is available. A displayed plan price should come from a provider or plan source and must be confirmed before ordering.

Do you publish star ratings or review counts?

Konecteaze’s standard is to show an aggregate rating only when its source and review count can be evidenced. An unsourced rating or review count should be reported for correction. Konecteaze does not permit fabricated review counts or star averages.

How do I report an error on a Konecteaze page?

Email the Konecteaze support team with the page URL and what is wrong. Confirmed corrections are prioritized. A substantive correction should update the page’s review date when the corrected claim and its evidence ship.

Methodology page · reviewed 2026-08-25

How Konecteaze sources broadband data

Plan, price, speed, and availability claims should identify their source or clearly state when they are not verified. This page documents the evidence hierarchy, freshness limits, compensation, and correction process so you can audit a claim before you order. The date above records review of this methodology page, not verification of every fact in the site corpus.

Where the data comes from

FCC Broadband Data Collection (BDC)The federal availability dataset that replaced Form 477. It is an area-level input to ZIP, city, and state provider lists, can lag current construction or service changes, and does not confirm service at an address. broadbandmap.fcc.gov
Provider serviceability feedsProvider-published address checks, order flows, or serviceability sources are used when available and operational. A successful provider address result can increase confidence for that location; a ZIP or city signal alone cannot.
Provider plan pagesProvider consumer materials are the preferred primary source when a plan name, advertised speed, price, fee, or term is verified. Legacy offer records may not expose a source URL, source date, reviewer, or verification status; those facts should be treated as unverified until evidence is attached. Users should confirm time-sensitive facts with the provider before ordering.
Public review datasetsOur publication standard requires an aggregate rating and review count to identify an evidence source. An unsourced rating is a correction issue and should not be treated as verified.

How the Konecteaze Fit Score works

Fit Score is an explainable decision aid, not a paid ranking. It weighs availability confidence, true monthly cost, download and upload fit, latency where verified, contract and data-cap risk, and a provider-rating signal when present. Inputs can be incomplete or provisional; the score is not proof of address availability or a substitute for current provider terms.

Availability confidence - 25%: Address-confirmed service scores higher than ZIP-level estimates.
True cost - 20%: Starting price, month-13 price, equipment, install, and 24-month average when verified.
Speed fit - 20%: Download speed relative to common household usage patterns.
Upload and latency - 15%: Remote work, gaming, camera, and cloud-backup needs are included when fields are available.
Contract and data risk - 10%: Contract terms, data caps, equipment fees, install fees, and promo cliffs reduce the score.
Customer signal - 10%: The current implementation can read a legacy provider-level rating field that is not yet guaranteed to carry a verified review source and count. A missing rating receives a 60/100 baseline for this component. Treat the customer signal as provisional unless its source is identified.

How freshness is handled

FCC BDC availability: A page should be updated only after a federal release is ingested and validated. The FCC release date and page review date should be checked before treating the evidence as current.
Plan pricing & speeds: Rechecked during substantive page reviews, scheduled audits, and confirmed corrections. A current recommendation requires a fresh provider-source check; an old page date is not current-price evidence.
Provider phone numbers: Checked during call-path audits and when routing, attribution, or complaint evidence changes. A line that is unreachable or misrouted should be removed or corrected after verification.
Editorial pages: Review dates should change only after substantive verification. Legacy pages may not yet expose the same freshness fields, so readers should rely on the source date and the most recent documented review when available.

AI summaries must stay grounded

AI-assisted text may explain plan tradeoffs, broadband labels, speed needs, and switching steps. It must not invent availability, pricing, fees, ratings, or provider terms. AI output is not evidence: material facts require a named source and review, and missing facts should be labeled "not verified."

How we make money

Konecteaze is an affiliate-supported comparison site. We may earn a commission when you order through a tracked link or call a tracked phone line. Partner eligibility or economics can influence which tracked calls, links, or promotional modules appear and which provider is featured in a commercial module. Those placements are not address-availability evidence and are separate from the documented Fit Score formula, which does not use commission rate as an input.

Phone numbers labeled as a Konecteaze line may route through attribution partners before reaching a provider or sales team. Affiliate or sponsored modules should disclose the commercial relationship where they appear. Listed prices should come from provider or plan sources and must be confirmed with the provider before ordering.

Our standards

No fabricated star ratings. Our publication standard requires aggregate ratings to identify their evidence source. An unsourced legacy rating is a correction issue and must not be treated as verified.
No fabricated review counts. We do not pad reviewCount in schema or on the page.
No placeholder phone numbers. Phone CTAs are shown only when a provider, partner, or Konecteaze attribution line is configured for that page.
No invented availability. If we cannot confirm service through a provider address check, we describe ZIP, city, state, FCC, and map results as area-level evidence or estimates—not address confirmation.
No paid placement that hides truth. Commercial placement must be disclosed. Compensation is not availability evidence, must not be presented as address confirmation, and does not enter the documented Fit Score formula.

Correcting a mistake

If a price, speed, plan, or availability claim is wrong, email supportkonecteaze.com with the page URL and what is wrong. Confirmed corrections are prioritized, and a substantive correction should update the page's review date when the corrected claim and its evidence ship. Privacy-specific requests go to privacykonecteaze.com or via the Do Not Sell or Share form.

Methodology FAQ

Where does Konecteaze get internet provider availability data?: Location coverage is assembled from FCC Broadband Data Collection (BDC) records and, where available, provider-published sources. FCC, ZIP, city, state, and map signals are area-level evidence that can lag or conflict; they do not confirm service at a specific address. A provider address check or order flow is the final serviceability authority.
How often is the data refreshed?: FCC BDC releases follow the federal publication cadence, but a Konecteaze page changes only after a release is ingested and checked. Volatile facts such as price, promotion, speed tier, fee, phone routing, and terms are rechecked during documented page reviews, audits, or corrections. A page review date describes only that page review; it is not a guarantee that every provider field or the full site corpus is current.
Does Konecteaze get paid when I order through the site?: Yes. Konecteaze may earn a commission when you order through tracked links or call tracked phone lines. Partner eligibility or economics can influence which tracked calls, links, or promotional modules appear. They do not enter the documented Fit Score formula and are not evidence that service is available. A displayed plan price should come from a provider or plan source and must be confirmed before ordering.
Do you publish star ratings or review counts?: Konecteaze’s standard is to show an aggregate rating only when its source and review count can be evidenced. An unsourced rating or review count should be reported for correction. Konecteaze does not permit fabricated review counts or star averages.
How do I report an error on a Konecteaze page?: Email the Konecteaze support team with the page URL and what is wrong. Confirmed corrections are prioritized. A substantive correction should update the page’s review date when the corrected claim and its evidence ship.