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The FCC said that 3mbps upload speed is all internet users need. They might not be in tune with modern internet usage https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/21/222426
by Jonnax 6y ago
The FCC said that 3mbps upload speed is all internet users need. They might not be in tune with modern internet usage
https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/21/22242635/fcc-ajit-pai-internet-speed-advanced-telecommunications-3mbps https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/21/22242635/fcc-ajit-pai-int...
- cure 6y agoTo be fair, that was just Ajit Pai, who also thought net neutrality was not important. Now that he's gone, I hope he gets subjected to 3mbps upload speeds for the rest of his days.
- birdyrooster 6y agoWell Ajit Pai only has 640K of memory so it’s understandable.
- Brendinooo 6y ago> “We find that the current speed benchmark of 25/3 Mbps remains an appropriate measure by which to assess whether a fixed service is providing advanced telecommunications capability,” the report reads. Not "3mbps upload speed is all internet users need".
- lotsofpulp 6y agoThat’s effectively the same thing, otherwise I don’t see the purpose of that statement.
- richwater 6y agoYou vastly underestimate the cost to provide broadband to rural communities.
- dang 6y agoWe detached this subthread from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25920055 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25920055.