Re: FCC proposes higher speed goals (100/20 Mbps) for USF providers

[Mike Hammett <nanog () ics-il net>]

It can exceed 25 megs, but it isn't common. Certainly not common enough to throw hundreds of billions, if not trillions 
of dollars at the long tail. 




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Mike Hammett 
Intelligent Computing Solutions 
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Midwest-IX 
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----- Original Message -----

From: "Chris Adams" <cma () cmadams net> 
To: nanog () nanog org 
Sent: Saturday, May 28, 2022 3:26:53 PM 
Subject: Re: FCC proposes higher speed goals (100/20 Mbps) for USF providers 

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. 
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Chris Adams <cma () cmadams net>