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Why is DSL not "real broadband"?
by stordoff 9y ago
Why is DSL not "real broadband"?
- beardicus 9y agoBecause the current US govt definition of "broadband" is a minimum of 25mbps down, and most DSL can't achieve those speeds.
- mynameisvlad 9y agoAccording to footnote 11, the FCC data set uses 10/1 as the definition of "broadband"
- maxsilver 9y agoThat's a recent change, broadband used to be defined as 25mbps, and that definition was recently lowered to 10mbps. But for what it's worth, a lot of US DSL still wouldn't meet broadband definition, even using your lower speed definition. AT&T DSL (the non-FTTN version) in Michigan maxes out around 6mbps down for most people.
- PaulHoule 9y agoI have two DSL lines, one 1 Mbps, the other 2 Mbps thanks to a patented range extender is no longer manufactured because the patent holder got acquired.