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FCC to propose a minimum 100mbps to qualify as broadband, with a future goal of 1gbps (docs.fcc.gov)

submitted 1 year ago by spiritedpause@sh.itjust.works to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] bigredcar@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

I just hope Ofcom will have a similar idea for the UK. Currently you only have a "universal service obligation" for 10Mbps, and if you can be provided by 4G then Openreach doesn't have to upgrade your old copper line. Large areas of my city are still copper only.

[–] ieightpi@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Slightly off topic but I seriously hope the Dems have a good plan to tell the general public of the US, just how much Biden and his administration has done for good progressive legislation this far.

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[–] rambling_lunatic@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I'm out here living on 10 Mbps up / 1 Mbps down.

I hate living in LATAM.

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[–] MyOpinion@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

Go get them FCC! Lets move into the future.

[–] LoamImprovement@ttrpg.network 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Me over here with 40mbps taking days to download games.

[–] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

I hover around 3Mbps on download, often falling below 1Mbps during peak hours :-/
It's still enough to stream YouTube videos in 360p/480p.

40Mbps would be damn fast. For me, at least.

[–] 56_@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

I usually get 5-10 Mbps download during peak times, which is enough for 720p YT and decent video calls. I really don't understand why people always need faster and faster internet. Although I just checked, and I'm getting 60 down just now, which is way more than I have ever seen.

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[–] gnurd@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Same. In a large city no less. With new apartments down the road, less than a quarter mile away, having fiber while we have DSL ffs in our whole neighborhood. No other choices for broadband. Fuck ATT.

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[–] bane_killgrind@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

Thanks Biden

[–] mawkler@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

What are people doing with this high bandwidth?

[–] ManosTheHandsOfFate@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A killer ratio on a few trackers.

[–] ripcord@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

One day I'll be cool enough to use private trackers. Years of megaseeding and I still don't know where to even look.

[–] CaptainPedantic@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Silly question. Porn of course.

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