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Re:FCC to propose a minimum 100mbps to qualify as broadband,... by gnicholas on Wednesday November 01, 2023 @04:39PM (#38104812)
I have no need for speeds like this. I have kids, we have many devices, and still we have no need for this. I understand that some people want speeds like this, but it shouldn't be accomplished by eliminating choice for people who would be perfectly happy with much lower speeds. And of course, if the mandated minimum speed is set to 1000/100, then these customers would be subsidizing those who use/want the higher speeds.
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Re:FCC to propose a minimum 100mbps to qualify as broadband,... by bmicraft on Wednesday November 01, 2023 @05:33PM (#38105641)
> And of course, if the mandated minimum speed is set to 1000/100, then these customers would be subsidizing those who use/want the higher speeds.

Barely. Most costs to telcos are fixed costs, and upgrading the speeds of their lower speed plans shouldn't lead to a big increase in traffic.

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Re:FCC to propose a minimum 100mbps to qualify as broadband,... by happytiger on Wednesday November 01, 2023 @05:41PM (#38105745)
It’s not just throughout speed it’s latency that’s important about connection speed.
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