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Re: New minimum speed for US broadband connections
From: Mike Hammett <nanog () ics-il net>
Date: Fri, 28 May 2021 07:37:45 -0500 (CDT)
I don't think it needs to change. ----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest-IX http://www.midwest-ix.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sean Donelan" <sean () donelan com> To: nanog () nanog org Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2021 7:29:08 PM Subject: New minimum speed for US broadband connections What should be the new minimum speed for "broadband" in the U.S.? This is the list of past minimum broadband speed definitions by year year speed 1999 200 kbps in both directions (this was chosen as faster than dialup/ISDN speeds) 2000 200 kbps in at least one direction (changed because too many service providers had 128 kbps upload) 2010 4 mbps down / 1 mbps up 2015 25 Mbps down / 3 Mbps up (wired) 5 Mbps down / 1 Mbps up (wireless) 2021 ??? / ??? (some Senators propose 100/100 mbps) Not only in major cities, but also rural areas Note, the official broadband definition only means service providers can't advertise it as "broadband" or qualify for subsidies; not that they must deliver better service.
Current thread:
- New minimum speed for US broadband connections Sean Donelan (May 27)
- Re: New minimum speed for US broadband connections Eric Dugas via NANOG (May 27)
- Re: New minimum speed for US broadband connections Matt Brennan (May 27)
- Re: New minimum speed for US broadband connections Mike Lyon (May 27)
- Re: New minimum speed for US broadband connections Ethan O'Toole (May 27)
- Re: New minimum speed for US broadband connections Jim Troutman (May 28)
- Re: New minimum speed for US broadband connections Josh Luthman (May 28)
- Re: New minimum speed for US broadband connections Mike Hammett (May 28)
- Re: New minimum speed for US broadband connections Matt Brennan (May 27)
- Re: New minimum speed for US broadband connections Eric Dugas via NANOG (May 27)
- Re: New minimum speed for US broadband connections Mike Hammett (May 28)
- Re: New minimum speed for US broadband connections Jason Canady (May 28)
- RE: New minimum speed for US broadband connections Chris Adams (IT) (May 28)
- Re: New minimum speed for US broadband connections Josh Luthman (May 28)
- Re: New minimum speed for US broadband connections Tim Burke (May 28)
- Re: New minimum speed for US broadband connections Cory Sell via NANOG (May 28)
- Re: New minimum speed for US broadband connections Jason Canady (May 28)
- Re: New minimum speed for US broadband connections Mike Hammett (May 28)
- Re: New minimum speed for US broadband connections Blake Hudson (May 28)
- Re: New minimum speed for US broadband connections Abhi Devireddy (May 28)
- Re: New minimum speed for US broadband connections Blake Hudson (May 28)
- Re: New minimum speed for US broadband connections Abhi Devireddy (May 28)