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FCC says broadband-class connections must offer at least 25Mbps download speeds
Apple Insider ^
| 01/29/15
| AppleInsider Staff
Posted on 01/29/2015 1:21:11 PM PST by Enlightened1
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Thursday took a step toward improving Internet speeds in America, requiring providers to offer download speeds of at least 25 megabits per second to classify as "broadband."
The new restrictions also require 3Mbps speeds for uploads to classify as broadband Internet. Internet service providers face the more severe restrictions after the FCC determined that U.S. broadband deployment is not keeping pace with the rest of the world.
The new benchmark speeds are a large improvement from the previous requirement of 4Mbps download and 1Mbps upload to classify as broadband. The FCC said that the new speeds reflect both consumer demand and advances in technology.
The FCC's 2015 Broadband Progress Report found that 55 million Americans, or 17 percent of the population, lacks access to advanced broadband. Things are even worse in rural America, where more than half the population 53 percent doesn't have access to the newly set standard.
Finally, the FCC found that 35 percent of schools lack access to fiber optic Internet, which prevents access to the FCC benchmark of 100Mbps per 1,000 users. The FCC has a longer-term educational goal of 1Gbps per 1,000 users.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 25mbps; apple; appleinsider; atleast; bigbrother; broadband; fcc; netneutrality; reparations; whiteprivilege
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To: Enlightened1
25 Mbps should be the baseline upload speed in this day and age. It may as well be the year 1996.
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posted on
01/29/2015 1:24:02 PM PST
by
BigSkyFreeper
(You have entered an invalid birthday)
To: Enlightened1
Internet service providers face the more severe restrictions after the FCC determined that U.S. broadband deployment is not keeping pace with the rest of the world. The beatings will continue until morale improves. Idiots.
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posted on
01/29/2015 1:25:48 PM PST
by
glock rocks
(Whenever I find myself in a conundrum, I ask myself: What would Elvis do?)
To: BigSkyFreeper
I’m fine with speeds that limit Big Brother monitoring my home.
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posted on
01/29/2015 1:27:19 PM PST
by
hoosierham
(Freedom isn't free)
To: Enlightened1
I'd like to have faster Internet but please don't make it a LAW because then prices will go up but I'll still will have only 10Mbps for several more years.
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posted on
01/29/2015 1:27:26 PM PST
by
BitWielder1
(Corporate Profits are better than Government Waste)
To: Enlightened1
Redefining ‘half fast’ internet.
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posted on
01/29/2015 1:27:41 PM PST
by
dartuser
To: BigSkyFreeper
USA tele-con is pretty pathetic. My time in Europe was wonderful for cell service. Innexpensive phones and on demand pay for what you use service available at every single gas station, Aldi’s, or bodega. Internet speeds in the backward villages in Belarus had faster internet than my high speed cable.
But the FCC doesn’t need to start dictating internet. It’s a simple power play to get a hold of it and control content.
To: Enlightened1
Mine is only 3mbs download and 0.25mbs upload. That is the fastest available around here.
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posted on
01/29/2015 1:28:29 PM PST
by
Beagle8U
(NOTICE : Unattended children will be given Coffee and a Free Puppy.)
To: Enlightened1
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Thursday took a step toward improving Internet speeds in America, requiring providers to offer download speeds of at least 25 megabits per second to classify as "broadband."The FCC has ZERO jurisdiction. All providers have the right -- nay, the RESPONSIBILITY -- to tell the FCC to FCC-off.
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posted on
01/29/2015 1:31:53 PM PST
by
Lazamataz
(With friends like Boehner, we don't need Democrats. -- Laz A. Mataz, 2015)
To: Enlightened1
55 million Americans, or 17 percent of the population, lacks access to advanced broadband. Things are even worse in rural America, where more than half the population 53 percent doesn't have access to the newly set standard.
And this fixes that how?
To: Enlightened1
Morons. As easy as requiring all cars to get 50 mpg. Divine fiat makes it so, huh? Just more layers of bureaucracy to screw us all over is what I see coming.
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posted on
01/29/2015 1:35:07 PM PST
by
bluejean
(The lunatics are running the asylum)
To: mmichaels1970
Weren’t you listening to Obama’s SOTU? He wants to do a Tennessee Valley Authority for rural broadband.
To: Beagle8U
6 Mbps download is what I get and have no need for faster. Wouldn’t pay a penny more.
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posted on
01/29/2015 1:38:29 PM PST
by
steve86
(Prophecies of Maelmhaedhoc OÂ’Morgair (Latin form: Malachy))
To: All
took a step toward improving Internet speeds in America, requiring providers to offer download speeds of at least 25 megabits per second to classify as "broadband."
I don't see how they've improved anything. To me, it looks like they will just eventually create a new classification like "midband" or "econoband" or something the ISP's will use.
And how does the FCC think forcing ISP's to upgrade speed will affect the customer's bill? Aren't they simply mandating higher rates to consumers and therefore less access? I suppose that's when the FCC imposes price-fixing on what the ISP's can charge. Of course then, the ISP's won't be able to turn a profit and will go under. So I suppose that's when the government throws it's hands up and accuses the ISP's of being unpatriotic and decides to take over the whole thing itself.
To: Enlightened1
Kiss affordable internet service goodbye then. Every ISP here has a 6MBPS package that’s dirt cheap.
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posted on
01/29/2015 1:41:09 PM PST
by
Squawk 8888
(Will steal your comments & post them on Twitter)
To: Enlightened1
That’s right ... it’s not really BROADBAND unless it has 25 megabits down! It may be an “Internet connection” if it’s less, but it’s not “broadband”.
I’m fortunate here to have 100 megabits down and 5 megabits up.
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posted on
01/29/2015 1:41:13 PM PST
by
Star Traveler
(Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
To: Organic Panic
The question is how was it paid for? Through taxes?
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posted on
01/29/2015 1:41:30 PM PST
by
dhs12345
To: Squawk 8888
Kiss affordable internet service goodbye then.
And kiss government-controlled internet service hello!
To: Enlightened1
The FCC “took a step” toward making internet faster??
How, by declaring “it must be so”??
Don’t those morons think that any company capable of offering faster speed would ALREADY BE DOING IT?
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posted on
01/29/2015 1:42:55 PM PST
by
Mr. K
(Palin/Cruz 2016 (for 16 years of conservative bliss))
To: Mr. K
Dont those morons think that any company capable of offering faster speed would ALREADY BE DOING IT?
Nah...those companies just want to keep a brotha down.
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