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The FCC has officially redefined broadband as 25 mbps down, 3 mbps up
Posted on 1/29/15 at 12:51 pm
Posted on 1/29/15 at 12:51 pm
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As part of its 2015 Broadband Progress Report, the Federal Communications Commission has voted to change the definition of broadband by raising the minimum download speeds needed from 4Mbps to 25Mbps, and the minimum upload speed from 1Mbps to 3Mbps, which effectively triples the number of US households without broadband access.
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Posted on 1/29/15 at 12:55 pm to Cs
good move, but the the bigger ISPs will continue to do what they do best.
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SINCE WE'RE SO AWESOME WE'RE GIVING YOU A FREE UPGRADE TO OUR BRAND NEW SUPER ULTRA MEGA HIGHSPEED INTERNET PACKAGE*!!!!!!!
*max download/upload speeds will remain the same as they are with your current internet package
Posted on 1/29/15 at 12:59 pm to colorchangintiger
Or have you pay for a plan that advertises "up to" 50mbps, which really means "never more than" 5.
Posted on 1/29/15 at 1:03 pm to Cs
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The FCC has officially redefined broadband as 25 mbps down, 3 mbps up
Well that's a start, but it's a shame we have to redefine words in order to make just a little bit of technological progress. These things are supposed to take care of themselves in a free market. Unfortunately, the ISP market is anything but "free".
Posted on 1/29/15 at 1:06 pm to Korkstand
Should be 100 Mbps
Posted on 1/29/15 at 8:47 pm to Korkstand
Isp rates have been increasing greatly over the past few years. It's not Japan fast but the rates are going up nicely.
Posted on 1/29/15 at 8:51 pm to C
They're going up but the availability is still spotty. I live in downtown Chicago and I only have 1 viable option, Comcast.
Posted on 1/29/15 at 8:54 pm to Cs
My connection still makes the cut. I'd have been pissed to no longer have broadband. Phew! Dodged a bullet there.
Posted on 1/29/15 at 9:24 pm to Spock's Eyebrow
Think about it. AT&T will no longer be able to market much of their internet service as broadband.
Posted on 1/29/15 at 11:31 pm to C
quote:You talking about speed or price?
Isp rates have been increasing greatly over the past few years
Posted on 1/30/15 at 7:13 am to Korkstand
Posted on 1/30/15 at 7:42 am to Cs
Good news and all but whats the pricing going to be
Posted on 1/30/15 at 10:03 am to C
quote:It's amazing what a little fear over consumer complaints and potential government action can do, isn't it?
Speed. It's gone up about 50% over the past year.
Posted on 1/30/15 at 11:40 am to Korkstand
I would like to see two classifications:
High speed internet: 25M down, 3M up
Broadband: 50M down, 10M up
High speed internet: 25M down, 3M up
Broadband: 50M down, 10M up
Posted on 1/30/15 at 12:59 pm to AnonymousTiger
The "up to" thing needs to be addressed because the telecoms charge for the high end speed regardless of what is actually received.
It's the equivalent of a car dealership selling you a Jaguar at a Jaguar price and when you get home the dealership comes by and replaces it with a Camry while expecting you to keep making the Jag payments.
It's the equivalent of a car dealership selling you a Jaguar at a Jaguar price and when you get home the dealership comes by and replaces it with a Camry while expecting you to keep making the Jag payments.
Posted on 1/30/15 at 6:01 pm to Korkstand
Currently paying 55 a month for 12 Mbps from ATT. frickin nazis
Posted on 1/31/15 at 8:38 pm to The Pirate King
I just renegotiated with AT&T. 45Mbps and a landline for $59. Without the landline the lowest they could give was $73 for the same Internet.
This post was edited on 1/31/15 at 8:39 pm
Posted on 2/1/15 at 4:56 pm to Cs
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which effectively triples the number of US households without broadband access.
So politicians play games with definitions too. Imagine that.
Posted on 2/1/15 at 5:42 pm to Cs
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As part of its 2015 Broadband Progress Report, the Federal Communications Commission has voted to change the definition of broadband by raising the minimum download speeds needed from 4Mbps to 25Mbps, and the minimum upload speed from 1Mbps to 3Mbps, which effectively triples the number of US households without broadband access.
this essentially eliminates DSL from the conversation then. 90% of DSL has to be lower than this.
Posted on 2/1/15 at 5:48 pm to SG_Geaux
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Think about it. AT&T will no longer be able to market much of their internet service as broadband.
Will it really matter though? In the dialup days, everyone raged about getting "broadband," but in today's world of always-on connections, do most people even really use the term "broadband" anymore?
AT&T already markets their service as "High Speed Internet Access" -- hell, the only place the word "broadband" appears on their U-Verse main webpage is all the way down at the bottom in the footer of the website in the form of a "Broandband Information" link.
This post was edited on 2/1/15 at 5:49 pm
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