FCC to propose a minimum 100mbps to qualify as broadband, future goal of 1gbps [pdf]

Re:FCC to propose a minimum 100mbps to qualify as broadband,... by ZoomerCretin on Wednesday November 01, 2023 @06:22PM (#38106194)

Probably due to the extreme level of veto-ism in the Bay Area. Everyone wants internet, but if 5 people complaining about yards or roads being dug up can get work to stop indefinitely, costs are going through the roof. There's far more uncertainty in that political environment than anywhere else.

For reference, I live in a small town of ~6,000 people, and we're getting fiber laid. For the longest time we only had 25mbps, and then a new provider came in with coaxial and offered 200mbps (with a data cap), and now a third is laying fiber.

Our average income is $34k/year, so it's not because we have more money than the opulent Bay Area.

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Re:FCC to propose a minimum 100mbps to qualify as broadband,... by Workaccount2 on Thursday November 02, 2023 @09:24AM (#38113176)

It could simply be that poor people don't complain about infrastructure projects like rich people too. Or they don't have the tools/connections to effectively stop it.

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Re:FCC to propose a minimum 100mbps to qualify as broadband,... by I_Am_Nous on Thursday November 02, 2023 @11:52AM (#38115288)

I imagine if you are renting a property, you are less likely to complain about things going on around the property because it's not your property to "defend." If you own (and especially if you are part of an HOA) you might be more likely to complain if there is construction going on for 3+ months in your neighborhood.

So it probably does fall into rich vs poor in the same way that renters may be less likely to be rich.

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