FCC admits mobile can’t replace home Internet, won’t lower speed standard

["Dave Farber" <dave () farber net>]

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From: Chris Beck <cbeck () pacanukeha net>
Date: Thu, Jan 18, 2018 at 7:00 PM
Subject: FCC admits mobile can’t replace home Internet, won’t lower speed
standard
To: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>


Hi Prof Farber,
For IP, perhaps.

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FCC admits mobile can’t replace home Internet, won’t lower speed standard
// Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/01/fcc-admits-mobile-cant-replace-home-internet-wont-lower-speed-standard

Enlarge (credit: Steve Johnson)

The Federal Communications Commission is making its latest determination of
whether broadband is being deployed to all Americans quickly enough, and
there are a few notable tidbits from what we know about the report so far.

The FCC today released a fact sheet on the draft Broadband Progress Report
and a statement by Chairman Ajit Pai, but not the actual draft report.

Pai's FCC has determined that mobile broadband is not a full substitute for
home Internet services. The FCC says this even after previously suggesting
that mobile Internet might be all Americans need. The FCC also won't be
lowering the speed standard that it uses to judge whether broadband
deployment is happening quickly enough.

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Cheers,
Chris



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