More than 1,600 public comments have poured into the FCC in response to the agency’s inquiry about broadband deployment. Inside Towers
examined some of the comments concerning one controversial FCC proposal
that calls for lowering the threshold speed for mobile broadband from
the current 25 Megabits-per-second (Mbps) download speed and three Mbps
upload speed, down to 10 Mbps download speed and one Mbps upload speed,
to more closely match the current speeds subscribers are paying for.
That benchmark was “arbitrarily
selected” based on a hypothetical family’s theoretical bandwidth
requirements for simultaneous use of multiple devices engaged in
bandwidth-intensive activities, according to USTelecom.
“It would be disruptive for the Commission to change or eliminate the
current benchmark without evidence that broadband at those speeds does
not meet the need of consumers as they typically use broadband services
today,” USTelecom told the Commission, urging no change to the standard.
ITTA – The Voice of America’s
Broadband Providers, agrees, saying the FCC should maintain the current
speed thresholds for fixed broadband. Changing it would be confusing and
if replaced often, it would no longer provide the reference point that
is the essence of a “benchmark.” Continue Reading
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