Evidently test-takers may be required to verify the speed of their internet connection, at the beginning of the scheduled testing period.
A preliminary self-test may be conducted via
speedtest.net, and a testing company may independently verify the speed.
If a test-taker's internet speed is bogged down and does not meet/exceed the established threshold:
- a test-taker's scheduled test may be
cancelled by the testing company,
- the test-taker's test record marked as "
Incomplete" by the testing company,
- rescheduling of the test
disallowed by the testing company.
This policy appears to hold test-takers responsible for conditions beyond their control and be systemically punitive toward populations with slow or unreliable internet connections, including:
- rural populations,
- populations with low socio-economic status,
- anyone experiencing a temporary outage.
This policy creates a record which indicates test-taker ineptitude regarding the test subject matter (
Incomplete test) rather than accurately reflecting that the testing company made a decision to cancel the test session due to what it deemed insufficient internet speed.