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FCC chair wants to boost broadband standard to 100Mbps (www.theregister.com)
submitted 1 year ago by L4s to c/technology
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FCC chair wants to boost broadband standard to 100Mbps::First refresh of minimums in eight years for the country that invented the internet

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[–] theangryseal 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

At my house I get 500mbps. My store (40 miles away) gets 15mbps. I pay significantly less at home.

Not just that but you have to pay extra to avoid a data cap on the 15mbps line.

[–] brightandshinyobject 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Datacaps are incredibly annoying, they are just a cash grab.

[–] theangryseal 5 points 1 year ago

Absolutely. That’s exactly what they are.