Comment on Court upholds New York law that says ISPs must offer $15 broadband
Cheems@lemmy.world 2 months ago“So what is broadband? According to the FCC, the definition of broadband internet is a minimum of 25 Mbps download and 3 Mbps upload speeds. Broadband provides high speed internet access via multiple types of technologies including fiber optics, wireless, cable, DSL and satellite.”
Buffalox@lemmy.world 2 months ago
OK thanks, as a bottom level cheap option, that’s not too bad. It’s not great, but it should be enough for essential tasks.
Cheems@lemmy.world 2 months ago
While looking for that I also found something saying the FCC wants to raise the requirements of it it 100 but the last vote didn’t go through
Buffalox@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Wow, that would be pretty great, unless there’s a data cap, which makes it useless.
AProfessional@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Caps are allowed but the FCC has shown interest in regulating it. Maybe some decade.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
I think 100 is unreasonable, especially if it’s a minimum agreed level of service. Peak usage would absolutely suffer and be hard to maintain at that level.
I think the should raise it to 25/10 though. 3mbps up sucks for things like video calls. 5 is probably enough, but 3 is just too low.
I personally have 50/25 ($55/month total), and it’s plenty fast for everything I’ve needed. I plan to upgrade soon when I get on my city’s new fiber network, but I’m unwilling to pay for anything much faster right now.