Democrats fight FCC's plans to redefine “broadband” from 25+ to 10+ Mbps

Re:Democrats fight FCC's plans to redefine “broadband” from ... by thomastjeffery on Thursday September 21, 2017 @03:25PM (#15306579)

This article doesn't focus on the bigger issue: Mobile internet as a viable substitute.

Right now, the FCC's policy is for all Americans to have access to both home broadband and mobile internet.

Ajit Pai is seeking to change that, so that you only need one choice, and that that "choice" may be limited to 10Mbit down 1Mbit up.

While both changes are absurd, I think that allowing mobile internet to "qualify" as home internet is the most detrimental change.

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Re:Democrats fight FCC's plans to redefine “broadband” from ... by dragonwriter on Thursday September 21, 2017 @07:48PM (#15308246)

With the right speed and latency, I don't see any problem with mobile broadband substituting for fixed. Number of providers is more important for choice than if those providers fit in the “mobile” of “fixed” broadband buckets (except you need mobile whether or not you have fixed; why you need fixed if you have quality and choice in mobile, though, is less clear.)

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