Chair proposes 100Mbps national standard and an evaluation of broadband prices.

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.

  • imperator3733@lemmy.worldEnglish
    597·
    1 year ago

    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.

    • vzq@lemmy.worldEnglish
      25·
      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.

    • Neshura@bookwormstory.socialEnglish
      18·
      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)