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FCC chair wants to boost broadband standard to 100Mbps::First refresh of minimums in eight years for the country that invented the internet

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[–] Psythik@lemm.ee 16 points 1 year ago (8 children)

Not only that, 100Mbps is so 2018. Quit pussy-footing around, FCC, make the standard 1Gbps, both ways. And make bandwidth caps illegal. I'm lucky enough to not have one but for years I had to put up with a 1TB limit from those Cox suckers until Verizon came to town.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 4 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Do United States really doesn't want to live in the 21st century does it?

The slowest speed by internet service provider offers is 250mbps.

[–] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 year ago (3 children)

We spent like 5k per household to get fiber everywhere in the US. Then the companies who were supposed to do it just decided to take the money and not do it.

[–] soulifix@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

And the government continues to give them more money. I've figured it out now.

People want better broadband. ISPs promise to broaden internet. Government gives money. ISPs spend a considerable amount of the promise of better broadband in marketing. Doesn't happen. People still want better broadband. ISPs promise again. Government gives more money. ISPs continue spending on marketing.

Over and over.

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