AT&T and Verizon say 10Mbps is too fast for "broadband," 4Mbps is enough
AT&T and Verizon say 10Mbps is too fast for "broadband," 4Mbps is enough Cable lobby also implores FCC not to change definition of broadband.
by Jon Brodkin Sept 8 2014 Ars Technica
AT&T and Verizon have asked the Federal Communications Commission not to change its definition of broadband from 4Mbps to 10Mbps, saying many Internet users get by just fine at the lower speeds.
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I suppose this is why the ADSL service I get is called "High speed" instead of "Broadband".
The article says that the FCC condluded that 0.1Mbps was adequate speed for a "High Quality Voice Call", provided only one user was making a call. As with so many things involving the FCC and the Telecomunications Oligopoly, the estimate is theoretically true.
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