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Re:FCC to propose a minimum 100mbps to qualify as broadband,... by cortesoft on Wednesday November 01, 2023 @04:01PM (#38104120)
Sure, but the argument for caps is that it reduces overall demand and therefore peak consumption, and peak consumption is what the ISPs actually have to pay for.
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Re:FCC to propose a minimum 100mbps to qualify as broadband,... by ehPReth on Saturday November 04, 2023 @04:56AM (#38139246)
hmm, spitballing here but if they were really suffering could they not offer a package with lower speeds during peak? (while slowly using some of their profit to re-invest in infrastructure?)
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