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FCC chair wishes for 100Mbps down, 20Mbps up broadband minimum in US

bealtine · 2022-07-19 06:23:33

The boss of America's communications watchdog has said its standards for minimum broadband speed, unchanged since 2015, are due for a boost. FCC chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel declared late last week that today's baseline of 25Mbps down and 3Mbps up doesn't correspond to the needs of US netizens and households, who require…

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https://www.theregister.com/2022/07/18/fcc_broadband_minimum_proposed

The boss of America's communications watchdog has said its standards for minimum broadband speed, unchanged since 2015, are due for a boost.
FCC chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel declared late last week that today's baseline of 25Mbps down and 3Mbps up doesn't correspond to the needs of US netizens and households, who require faster connections for remote work and streaming.
"The 25/3 metric isn't just behind the times, it's a harmful one because it masks the extent to which low-income neighborhoods and rural communities are being left behind and left offline," Rosenworcel said.
In place of the 25/3 standard, Rosenworcel is proposing a 100Mbps down, 20Mbps level of service nationally.
The suggested policy change will be discussed as part of the FCC's annual evaluation of the state of broadband in the US. Rosenworcel's proposal also mentioned, without much detail, "a separate national goal of 1Gbps/500Mbps for the future."

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