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> There most certainly is not. > 100% of all developed US census blocks have at least two broadband providers. That's false going by your own source. Broadban
by croon 9y ago
> There most certainly is not.
> 100% of all developed US census blocks have at least two broadband providers.
That's false going by your own source. Broadband requires 25Mbps/3Mbps [1] (even if I personally think even that's low), and 58% percent of developed census blocks lack choice there, of which 21% can't even get it.
The truth remains that if you want broadband, you're in a majority of cases locked to a local monopoly. This is what net neutrality fixes. Until local monopolies can be dealt with at least.
[1] https://www.fcc.gov/reports-research/reports/broadband-progress-reports/2015-broadband-progress-report https://www.fcc.gov/reports-research/reports/broadband-progr...
- paulddraper 9y agoHm, looks like the definition of high speed internet changed in 2015. (Since we need all that bandwidth to download crap ads.) In any case, most census districts with high-speed internet have multiple providers.
- croon 9y ago> In any case, most census districts with high-speed internet have multiple providers. Nice cherry picking. So screw those other 37% that live under ISP monopolies? Are you still denying that local monopolies is a real problem?
- ryanwaggoner 9y agoThey should have updated the speeds considered "broadband" but by definition, you'll always have a portion of the population lagging behind any standard that's defined as "what 80% of the population had access to"
- croon 9y agoAvoided the question.