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Re:Vermont proposes providing broadband internet service to ... by treis on Tuesday May 19, 2020 @09:12PM (#23242295)
>We're currently fighting to get this definition changed to 100/100 symmetrical

TIL I don't have high speed internet.

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Re:Vermont proposes providing broadband internet service to ... by 3fe9a03ccd14ca5 on Wednesday May 20, 2020 @01:08AM (#23243466)
I don’t think anyone except fiber providers are offering more than 10 mbps upload.

Because piracy is an existential problem for Comcast (owner of NBCUniversial among others) there’s incentive to keep upload SLOW.

And don’t get me started on bandwidth caps. I remember doing the math and realizing I could hit my bandwidth cap in 8 minutes if my internet went the full theoretical speed.

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