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FCC admits mobile can’t replace home Internet, won’t lower speed standard
From: "Dave Farber" <dave () farber net>
Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2018 00:15:38 +0000
---------- Forwarded message --------- 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. ---- 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. Read 37 remaining paragraphs | Comments Cheers, Chris ------------------------------------------- Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/247/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/247/18849915-ae8fa580 Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=18849915&id_secret=18849915-aa268125 Unsubscribe Now: https://www.listbox.com/unsubscribe/?member_id=18849915&id_secret=18849915-32545cb4&post_id=20180118191556:E96052CA-FCAD-11E7-A018-C2692BC527EB Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
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