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Re:FCC Officially Raises Minimum Broadband Metric from 25Mbp... by tzs on Thursday March 14, 2024 @08:06PM (#39710551)
ISPs aren't statutorily required to meet the FCC's speed bare minimum. It is just that doing so lets them be counted as broadband and might qualify them for some incentives to deploy broadband to underserved areas.

Also I believe that an ISP is counted as broadband by the FCC if they have some plans available that meet the FCC's minimums. They do not have to meet them with all plans.

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Re:FCC Officially Raises Minimum Broadband Metric from 25Mbp... by johnnyanmac on Thursday March 14, 2024 @08:59PM (#39710968)
I mean, "we're chasing the easy carrot on the stick we coulda always given customers" instead of "we're avoiding being punished" isn't that much better a framing.
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