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FCC chair: Speed standard of 25Mbps down, 3Mbps up isn’t good enough anymore::Chair proposes 100Mbps national standard and an evaluation of broadband prices.

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[–] imperator3733 51 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Symmetrical gigabit is a bit much for a baseline. Should it be widely available for all, and for a good price? Absolutely. But plenty of people (probably a majority even) could be adequately served by something like 300 down/100 up as a baseline tier.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Let me go ahead and steal a quote from JFK:

“We choose to [build nationwide symmetrical gigabit fiber] in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard; because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one we intend to win, and the others, too.”

  • John “I hate my worthless nephew RFK Jr.”Fitzpatrick Kennedy
[–] vzq 25 points 1 year ago

It’s not about what people need. It’s about building infrastructure for new services and applications.

Besides, digging a trench is digging a trench. Just put in the fiber. It’s 2023.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago

imo the asymmetry only serves to upsell content creators to business plans. I do agree with you on the speeds though, gigabit is a bit overblown for average joe but it should be an option in most places for people that need it (Content Creators, WFH Visual Artists, Garage Startups)

[–] 889296 14 points 1 year ago

Today, maybe. But what about in ten years’ time?