Rapidcreek@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 6 months agoFCC Officially Raises Minimum Broadband Metric From 25Mbps to 100Mbpswww.pcmag.comexternal-linkmessage-square106fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkFCC Officially Raises Minimum Broadband Metric From 25Mbps to 100Mbpswww.pcmag.comRapidcreek@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 6 months agomessage-square106fedilink
minus-squaremosiacmango@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-26 months agoA 4x increase for download and a 7x increase requirment for upload. That’s a pretty solid one improvement, honestly. They also have plans on whne to increase it to 1Gbps down/500Mbps up, so it seems like they are taking it seriously.
minus-squareNegativeLookBehind@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 months agoIt’s long overdue and gigabit should be standard
minus-squaremosiacmango@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-26 months agoIt is long overdue, as the last update was 2015. The GOP refused to do it, and it took some time to seat a new FCC head due to Republican obstruction. Gigabyte is coming, just not yet. This is a fine incremental step.
minus-squareNegativeLookBehind@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 months agoWe should’ve had it when we paid for it, instead of telecom execs pocketing the money.
A 4x increase for download and a 7x increase requirment for upload.
That’s a pretty solid one improvement, honestly. They also have plans on whne to increase it to 1Gbps down/500Mbps up, so it seems like they are taking it seriously.
It’s long overdue and gigabit should be standard
It is long overdue, as the last update was 2015. The GOP refused to do it, and it took some time to seat a new FCC head due to Republican obstruction.
Gigabyte is coming, just not yet. This is a fine incremental step.
We should’ve had it when we paid for it, instead of telecom execs pocketing the money.
Gigabit