US FCC redefines broadband to mean 25Mbps+ download speeds

[aidanjt]

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So far, the only thing Tom Wheeler has done thus far is talk, and most of that talk has been decidedly pro-Industry. And while the fastest speeds are offered by Fibre, Fibre provision is only rolled out to a small minority. Cable companies are the only ones realistically positioned to deliver this redefined 'broadband' rate across their little carved up cartel regions.

[GuidoLS]

So far, the only thing Tom Wheeler has done thus far is talk, and most of that talk has been decidedly pro-Industry. And while the fastest speeds are offered by Fibre, Fibre provision is only rolled out to a small minority. Cable companies are the only ones realistically positioned to deliver this redefined 'broadband' rate across their little carved up cartel regions.

Dozens of reports on other sites call you incorrect, and since it's a US issue, I don't expect to see much reporting on it from Hexus. Out of respect for the hard working folks here, I'll not bother posting the hundreds of links to those other sites that are readily available from sources like Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, AltaVista or whatever other search engine you prefer. It's obvious you've made up your mind on the topic, and I'll hope (probably with a rather meaningless outcome) that this particular decision actually forces US ISP's to make some changes for the positive.

[abaxas]

When I bought my house last year, I was told that it had FTTP. I've even spoken to the Openreach engineer who said he had fitted it. 8 months later, and i'm still stuck on a 2.5mbit ADSL because it isn't on the system. BT can't help becuase it's not on the sytem, and Openreach aren't much help because they don't deal with individuals. They did refer me to a "Better Broadband for Oxforshire" and I haven't heard anything from them.

To make matters even worse there is no 'right' to broadband at all even if you are in an area with FTTC or adsl. All openreach have to do is provide a working telephone line. Also there is no SLA so if it breaks you are on openreach's mercy.

To those complaining over <10bmps connections. Decent QOS and non 'el-shyto' router will sort out most issues.

[Gerrard]

To those complaining over <10bmps connections. Decent QOS and non 'el-shyto' router will sort out most issues.

That's a good point; I'm still using a BT HomeHub. I had to use at my previous place because I had Inifinity (just to rub salt in the wound...) and I kept this one on as I had hoped it would only be a month or so before I could upgrade when this place was "registered". I guess I'll dig out my old Draytek 2710n ...

[MercutioUK]

I hate my DL package. We are happy to inform you that your internet will be getting an increase to a whopping 4/mbs. Sadly the max I can expect is 6.5/mbs for my house but our bill says Up to 24/Mbs. I hate that Up To bollocks they spout.

"up to" is just that, the tech supports it, your particular circumstances don't. They're selling the tech and you'll have been told what you personally can expect. If you want better internet pay more or move somewhere it's more easily available.

[paulie_boy]

25Mps wow that what they say that i can get in Australia, but i ony can get 7mbs =(