FCC to eliminate gigabit speed goal and scrap analysis of broadband prices
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Re: FCC to eliminate gigabit speed goal and scrap analysis of broadband prices
#2Seems they really want to revert everything that made the US a world leader.
- Reduce science
- Reduce collected data
- Reduce immigration
- Reduce infrastructure
- Reduce adoption of EVs
Re: FCC to eliminate gigabit speed goal and scrap analysis of broadband prices
#3This seems to be good for Starlink at the expense of the fiber providers?
Re: FCC to eliminate gigabit speed goal and scrap analysis of broadband prices
#4This seems to be good for Starlink at the expense of the fiber providers?
Yeah cause they're not going to have to compete with real bandwidth availability.
given the new shiny one (that hasn't launched) is topping out at 1Tb of downlink (with half of it going to backhaul) and the current units are 80 Gb/s
Re: FCC to eliminate gigabit speed goal and scrap analysis of broadband prices
#5This seems to be good for Starlink at the expense of the fiber providers?
It's good for incumbent terrestrial cable companies, too.
Re: FCC to eliminate gigabit speed goal and scrap analysis of broadband prices
#6This seems to be good for Starlink at the expense of the fiber providers?
Rural fiber at my lake home went from $35/mo for 100/100 to $89.95 this year. On a 12mo contract.
Starlink got my business after VZW forced their 5G boxes to use 5G and not allow forced LTE usage. 5G is unusable there with 60-100/0.03. I force my phone to use LTE and all is well but 5G just does not work.
I hate giving Elon money but it’s the only affordable month-to-month option now.
Re: FCC to eliminate gigabit speed goal and scrap analysis of broadband prices
#7So odd that the FCC would suddenly revert all these rules which were designed to advocate for consumers. Wonder what changed recently?
Re: FCC to eliminate gigabit speed goal and scrap analysis of broadband prices
#8So odd that the FCC would suddenly revert all these rules which were designed to advocate for consumers. Wonder what changed recently?
Previously and recently, we've had to fight tooth and nail to make any progress on this and then others like Ajit Pai just flagrantly fake support for destruction of net neutrality.
Re: FCC to eliminate gigabit speed goal and scrap analysis of broadband prices
#9i absolutely dread the day of the enshitified internet connection.
Re: FCC to eliminate gigabit speed goal and scrap analysis of broadband prices
#10Seems they really want to revert everything that made the US a world leader. - Reduce science - Reduce collected data - Reduce immigration - Reduce infrastructure - Reduce adoption of EVs
What did EVs make us a leader in? If I remember right, other countries have much higher adoption.