Chair proposes 100Mbps national standard and an evaluation of broadband prices.

FCC chair: Speed standard of 25Mbps down, 3Mbps up isn’t good enough anymore::Chair proposes 100Mbps national standard and an evaluation of broadband prices.

  • FantasticFox@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I have 500Mbps in Spain. Is it that bad in the American cities or is it only like rural Montana that has these speeds?

    • electromage@lemm.eeEnglish
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      1 year ago

      It’s widely variable, even in big cities the available ISPs can change depending on what side of a street you’re on. A lot of people are stuck with cable (DOCSIS) providers that run over legacy TV infrastructure and provide wildly asymmetric speeds. This is an excerpt from Xfinity (Comcast):

      Xfinity Gigabit Internet service has advanced, next generation technology, with WiFi download speeds of up to 1000 Mbps (up to 1200 Mbps in some areas) and upload speeds of up to 35 Mbps.

      • Fordry@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        1 year ago

        There’s a new docsis version right around the corner that will provide symmetric speeds. Comcast is starting to roll it out this year. Cable will be a lot faster in a couple years.