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Re: FCC proposes higher speed goals (100/20 Mbps) for USF providers
From: Chris Adams <cma () cmadams net>
Date: Sat, 28 May 2022 15:26:53 -0500
Once upon a time, Mike Hammett <nanog () ics-il net> said:
Most households have no practical use for more than 25 megs. More is better, but let's not just throw money into a fire because of a marketing machine.
4K TVs are cheap, and 4K streaming content is plentiful, and usually runs 15-20 Mbps. The average household has more than one person, and they may want to watch different content. And that's today. Gaming streaming is ramping up (which needs both good bandwidth and low latency), and there'll always be things you haven't considered popping up. Saying most people don't need more than 25 Mbps is like saying 640k is enough for anybody. -- Chris Adams <cma () cmadams net>
Current thread:
- Re: FCC proposes higher speed goals (100/20 Mbps) for USF providers, (continued)
- Re: FCC proposes higher speed goals (100/20 Mbps) for USF providers Sean Donelan (May 30)
- Re: FCC proposes higher speed goals (100/20 Mbps) for USF providers Josh Luthman (May 31)
- Re: FCC proposes higher speed goals (100/20 Mbps) for USF providers Mike Hammett (May 31)
- Re: FCC proposes higher speed goals (100/20 Mbps) for USF providers james.cutler () consultant com (May 23)
- Re: FCC proposes higher speed goals (100/20 Mbps) for USF providers Owen DeLong via NANOG (May 24)
- Re: FCC proposes higher speed goals (100/20 Mbps) for USF providers Greg Shepherd (May 27)
- Re: FCC proposes higher speed goals (100/20 Mbps) for USF providers james.cutler () consultant com (May 23)
- Re: FCC proposes higher speed goals (100/20 Mbps) for USF providers Andrew Odlyzko via NANOG (May 23)
- Re: FCC proposes higher speed goals (100/20 Mbps) for USF providers Bjørn Mork (May 24)
- Re: FCC proposes higher speed goals (100/20 Mbps) for USF providers Chris Adams (May 28)
- Re: FCC proposes higher speed goals (100/20 Mbps) for USF providers Randy Bush (May 28)
- Re: FCC proposes higher speed goals (100/20 Mbps) for USF providers Fred Baker (May 28)
- Re: FCC proposes higher speed goals (100/20 Mbps) for USF providers bzs (May 28)
- Re: FCC proposes higher speed goals (100/20 Mbps) for USF providers David Bass (May 24)
- RE: Re: FCC proposes higher speed goals (100/20 Mbps) for USF providers Jamie Bowden via NANOG (May 24)
- RE: FCC proposes higher speed goals (100/20 Mbps) for USF providers Brian Turnbow via NANOG (May 24)