FCC Redefines Broadband Internet To At Least 25 Mbps, Faster Than National Average

CBS 5KPIX CBS SF Bay Area ^ | January 30, 2015 12:05 PM | CBS 5KPIX CBS SF Bay Area

[WhiskeyX]

WASHINGTON (CBS SF) – The Federal Communications Commission voted Thursday to change the definition of what constitutes high-speed internet, adopting a standard 2.5 times the current national average.

[sipow]

So I guess this means I used to have broadband but now the government took that away from me.

[Klemper]

Look! Our King has issued a new decree! All hail the King!

[Erik Latranyi]

If the King says a foot is 10 inches, then dammit, a foot is 10 inches!!!!

[NY.SS-Bar9]

Technology doesn't stand still.

[Smokin' Joe]

If the King says a foot is 10 inches, then dammit, a foot is 10 inches!!!!

Maybe he has little feet, but that doesn't necessarily apply to the rest of us.

[Fresh Wind]

Has the king declared high-speed Internet to be a “human right” yet?

[NY.SS-Bar9]

[Gaffer]

Somehow, some way this is about money. Whether it is in newly defined “privilege” taxes or in sales and authorizations for rate/category applications and licenses.

It is about privilege and money. Nothing else.

[WhiskeyX]

“Technology doesn’t stand still.”

Except outside of town in the rural area...where they are still lucky to have a telephone...a POTS (Plain Old Telephone Service).

[pallis]

I’m lucky to get 3mbps where I’m at.

[WhiskeyX]

I’ve got two new old stock 110 Baud modems here for anyone who needs them....

[bert]

I checked my Charter connection several times and it was running 20 mb/s

I wonder who benefits from this? I would like some FReeper to check the speed of a Comcast connection. Comcast owns NBC and id the propaganda purveyor for the DNC

Can the ISP increase the speed by turning up the gain?

[reg45]

Now we will be accused of “geek privilege” if our internet connection is too fast.

[Oshkalaboomboom]

[rstrahan]

Comcast will really jack your bill up for higher speeds. And it is not going to install FIOS as long as it can get away with 1990’s technology . Wherei am at, I have only the Comcast option as the other providers have not come into the area with alternatives. Conversely, in the city where I moved from, Comcast was virtually forced out of business when Verison brought FIOS into the city. Just buried Comcast with screaming speeds, superior quality video.

[Gaffer]

No doubt

[ViLaLuz]

The camel’s nose is in tent.

[TomGuy]

Cox Cable just doubled their speed a few months ago. My mid-level connection jumped from about 15-18 Mbps to supposed 50 Mbps. It varies between 35 and this number from this morning [when they are not doing maintenance and messing with the connections]:

[GreyFriar]

higher speeds by dictate