In a draft statement on the 2016 Broadband Progress Report, FCC
Chairman Tom Wheeler is circulating a draft of his own thoughts on
whether broadband is being deployed to all Americans in a “reasonable
and timely fashion.” It is clear that he believes there’s room for
improvement. The draft will be a talking point for the FCC’s January 28
open, public meeting and could be a starter for some fireworks.
“While the nation continues to make progress in broadband deployment,
advanced telecommunications capability is not being deployed in a
reasonable and timely fashion to all Americans,” Wheeler concludes. He
said approximately 34 million Americans still have access to
fixed broadband at the FCC’s benchmark speed of 25 Mbps for downloads, 3
Mbps for uploads. Continue Reading
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