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Network Management

The following disclosures are in reference to the FCC Open Internet Rules:

Service Offering
F&B Communications, Inc., offers broadband Internet services using multiple technologies. Please visit the F&B Communications Web site to check availability, service type, speed options and pricing. Additional service provisions and conditions may be found by reviewing the Terms of Service and Acceptable Use Policy.

Performance
F&B Communications, Inc., offers a speed test site to any user or customer. It can be accessed here: https://fbcom.speedtestcustom.com.

Speed tests provide a general gauge of Internet speed. Tests are dependent on a customer’s home network configuration, modem and computers, and therefore do not reflect the performance of the F&B Communications, Inc., network only.

Congestion Management
F&B Communications, Inc., does not implement any congestion management techniques. F&B Communications, Inc., operates our network to accommodate the necessary traffic requirements. In the event of congestion, all traffic is classified as best effort.

Content, Applications, Service and Device Providers
As a full service Internet Service Provider, F&B Communications, Inc., delivers a variety of Internet-based applications. These include:

  • Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)
  • Email
  • Web Hosting

F&B Communications, Inc., does not discriminate any customer traffic. F&B Communications, Inc., utilizes the network management techniques that are equal and standard across all user applications. We do not modify our network to make our directly served applications perform better than applications a user would access over the general Internet. For example, F&B Communications, Inc., does not manipulate our network to perform better for customers accessing F&B Communications, Inc., email servers versus F&B Communications, Inc., customers accessing Google’s gmail.

Security
In the event of Denial of Service (DoS), Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack, spoofing or other malicious traffic, F&B Communications, Inc., will implement inbound and outbound filtering on specific hosts. These actions will be performed to ensure reliability and availability of the F&B Communications, Inc., network. These actions will not be utilized for normal Internet applications and traffic.

Privacy
F&B Communication’s Inc., respects customer privacy. Please review the Privacy Policy for additional information.

Contact Information
If you have questions about these Network Management practices or the F&B Communications, Inc., service offerings, please contact:

F&B Communications, Inc.
103 Main St. N.
P.O. Box 309
Wheatland, IA 52777-0309
(563) 374-1236
info@fbc-tele.com