spiritedpause@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoFCC to propose a minimum 100mbps to qualify as broadband, with a future goal of 1gbpsdocs.fcc.govexternal-linkmessage-square52fedilinkarrow-up1191arrow-down11 cross-posted to: hackernews@derp.foo
arrow-up1190arrow-down1external-linkFCC to propose a minimum 100mbps to qualify as broadband, with a future goal of 1gbpsdocs.fcc.govspiritedpause@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square52fedilink cross-posted to: hackernews@derp.foo
minus-squarepopemichael@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agoI did telecom work about 5 years ago It was shocking the amount of area that depends on a low-quality copper wire infrastructure. I don’t know if that changed in 5 years, but companies are going to have a hard time getting that replaced nationwide
minus-squareshastaxc@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agoThey already got billions from the government to upgrade their infrastructure. It’s on them if they didn’t actually use the money for that by now.
I did telecom work about 5 years ago
It was shocking the amount of area that depends on a low-quality copper wire infrastructure.
I don’t know if that changed in 5 years, but companies are going to have a hard time getting that replaced nationwide
They already got billions from the government to upgrade their infrastructure. It’s on them if they didn’t actually use the money for that by now.