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> I'd rather it be closer to "minimum usable" The definition is for what is available. It explicitly means that if a community literally has no 25 Mbps option,

> I'd rather it be closer to "minimum usable" The definition is for what is available. It explicitly means that if a community literally has no 25 Mbps option, that ISPs aren't doing a good enough job with the millions they get in tax dollars. Are you really OK with a significant population of Americans being limited to the absolute bare-minimum?

gnicholas 9y ago
> Are you really OK with a significant population of Americans being limited to the absolute bare-minimum? My understanding is that this definition only impacts how statistics are reported (e.g., "80% of American's have broadband access at home"). So changing the definition does not affect people's actual speed, or any incentives that ISPs have to offer different packages. For the purposes of reporting, I do think that 10 Mbps is the more appropriate threshold. Otherwise I would be counted in the "x percent of Americans without broadband access at home". Considering how much I do with my internet, and how happy I am with my speed tier, that would be a gross misrepresentation of my situation.