The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) may raise the speeds that qualify as broadband internet.
The proposed increase comes as part of the Congress-mandated Annual Broadband Progress Report. According to Ars Technica, the FCC "finds that broadband is not being deployed to all Americans in a reasonable and timely fashion, especially in rural areas, on Tribal lands, and in US Territories."
Raising the standard of broadband to the suggested 25Mbps download/3Mbps upload speeds would be quite a jump from last month's ruling, which stated all internet service providers receiving Connect America funds must offer speeds of at least 10Mbps down and 1Mbps up.
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