I sure hope so. Everyone in my subdivision is stuck with the same 6 meg DSL AT&T provider. They refuse to expand the BW and also refuse to expand service to those moving into the area ("all the BW is used up", they say)...
Same.
“By striking it down, providers will be able to provide increased performance for those willing to pay.”
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Which makes total sense economically.
You want to get from here to there cheap. You can go by bus.
You want to get from here to there fast. You go by plane and pay more.
I have fiber optic AT&T U-verse it has 100 MPBS+ upload and download. I was the first private residence in the entire county to get the new service. It is lightning fast. Like download a 2 hour movie in a couple seconds fast. It cost $10 less per month than the highest DSL available.
Just happened that the manhole access for the AT&T service for my area of the city is directly in my driveway apron. AT&T blocked my driveway on and off for a week laying the lines. I had a service call in for upgrade before they finished installation. Our area of the city was the first area in the county to get new fiber optic service. Shaker Heights was the second one. Dense population of high earners.
The DSL was fast, but the exchange is pretty much in my backyard. This is ridiculously faster than I could ever need.