Re: New minimum speed for US broadband connections

[Jason Canady <jason () unlimitednet us>]

I second Mike.


On 5/28/21 8:37 AM, Mike Hammett wrote:
> I don't think it needs to change.
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> Mike Hammett
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> *From: *"Sean Donelan" <sean () donelan com>
> *To: *nanog () nanog org
> *Sent: *Thursday, May 27, 2021 7:29:08 PM
> *Subject: *New minimum speed for US broadband connections
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> What should be the new minimum speed for "broadband" in the U.S.?
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> This is the list of past minimum broadband speed definitions by year
>
> year  speed
>
> 1999  200 kbps in both directions (this was chosen as faster than
> dialup/ISDN speeds)
>
> 2000  200 kbps in at least one direction (changed because too many 
> service
> providers had 128 kbps upload)
>
> 2010   4 mbps down / 1 mbps up
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> 2015   25 Mbps down / 3 Mbps up (wired)
>          5 Mbps down / 1 Mbps up (wireless)
>
> 2021   ??? / ??? (some Senators propose 100/100 mbps)
>
> Not only in major cities, but also rural areas
>
> Note, the official broadband definition only means service providers 
> can't
> advertise it as "broadband" or qualify for subsidies; not that they must
> deliver better service.