Do you remember Ajit Pai?Watch Bridgette B - Scared Topless (2013) The former FCC Chairman handpicked by then-president Donald Trump? You know, the one who was infamous for drinking out of a giant Reese's coffee mugand…oh yeah, killing net neutrality?
In 2021, when he was on the way out of the agency, Pai declared that a paltry 25 megabits per second (mbps) minimum speed requirement for broadband in the U.S. was more than enough for Americans.
Now, just 3 years, one new U.S. President, and a new Chairman of the FCC later…the FCC is finally redefining what speeds classify as "broadband."
According to the FCC in a statementreleased on Thursday, the broadband speed benchmark has now quadrupled from 25mbps to 100mbps. As The Vergepointed out, that new benchmark is what current FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel wanted to set as the standard nine years ago in 2015.
"This fix is overdue," Rosenworcel said in a statement. "It aligns us with pandemic legislation like the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the work of our colleagues at other agencies. It also helps us better identify the extent to which low-income neighborhoods and rural communities are underserved."
That's a major part as to why it's so important that the FCC updated what's defined as broadband. The FCC report helps determine how the U.S. is doing when it comes to internet access. If parts of the country aren't adequately hitting these FCC benchmarks, they can potentially get funding from the government to help better connect the people living in those areas. As the FCC notes, as of 2024, 24 million Americans are without "fixed terrestrial broadband service." This includes 28 percent of rural America.
And President Joe Biden's FCC Commissioner isn't stopping at 100mbps either.
"Because doing big things is in our DNA, we also adopt a long-term goal of 1 Gigabit down and 500 Megabits up," she continued in her statement. "Our goal is to connect everyone, everywhere to high-speed broadband."
Obviously, there is still lots of work to be done when it comes to decent internet accessibility in the U.S. (Two Republican FCC Commissioners dissented in the vote to change this broadband benchmark.) But after the damage caused by the FCC under the last administration, it seems like things are finally headed in the right direction.
Topics FCC Politics
Previous：New Atheism’s Idiot Heirs
Next：Revolutionary Redux
Norms Follow Function
T'Challa takes the throne in the first poster for Marvel's 'Black Panther'
Wedding photo with actual explosion in it is the final word in dramatic wedding photos
Here's what real 360
The Zuckerberg Follies
Julie Andrews definitely won't appear in 'Mary Poppins Returns'
Free book downloads are here to help New Yorkers ignore each other on the subway
The emotional moment a teen realizes his late father bought him the perfect present
The Great Lakes Avengers vs. The Crumbling Cities of the Coast
Here's why you should pay close attention to India's space program
7 Tech Predictions for 2018
Older iPhones won't be able to run the AR apps coming to iOS 11
T'Challa takes the throne in the first poster for Marvel's 'Black Panther'
Tom Brady shows off biggest Super Bowl ring ever
Border Theater
A new Alexa skill will help you set the mood. Oh, and buy condoms.
Apple embraces in
A major new 'Pokémon Go' update is on the way
The Carpetbaggers of Tech
Rapper/philosopher T
How to create a privacy zone on StravaShe Jazzes That Dazzling Verse'Quordle' today: See each 'Quordle' answer and hints for August 21, 2023God, Olivia Rodrigo's 'SOUR' merch is brutalWhat We’re Loving: Algiers, Aliens, Adulthood by The Paris ReviewGoodnight House?Islands in the StreamWordle today: Here's the answer and hints for August 19Local BusinessTinder's background check partner Garbo has ended the relationshipThe Morning News Roundup for July 14, 2014Women’s World Cup 2023 final livestream: How to watch England vs Spain for freeGoogle dedicates its Doodle to getting people Covid vaccinesA Travel TripColonized on Every Level: An Interview with Dodie Bellamy by Christopher HiggsHow to create a privacy zone on StravaShe Jazzes That Dazzling VerseWas COVID the death of the college Facebook meme group?Twitter verified a fake Cormac McCarthy accountAnother judge agrees: AI 'Dear Evan Hansen,' 'Natasha, Pierre...' big winners with 2017 Tony Award noms Someone threw a Pepsi can at police IRL during a protest Please enjoy this clip of White House reporters screaming at Sean Spicer to answer their questions Traffic cameras might be unfairly ticketing drivers based on bad math Fyre Festival gets hit with a $100 million 'Hunger Games' lawsuit Seriously, no one is using Facebook Stories The stunning Liverpool goal that left the internet absolutely dumfounded McDonald's wants us to eat our burgers with a fork made of fries Curious little boy gets a bit too handsy with a shopping mall mannequin Alexa's whispers are the nightmare fuel narrating our crumbling dystopian dreamscape IKEA sent out an AI survey and what in the name of eftersökt are they planning?! Twitter asks advertisers to help it live forever during first Now 1 Bitcoin buys you about 30 'MAGA' hats Nintendo sold 1.2 million copies of 'Mario Kart Deluxe' in three days Learn how to open a brain up with this eerily realistic surgical simulator A Russian blogger may spend 3.5 years in jail for playing 'Pokémon Go' in a church Thought Rihanna's Met Gala look was perfect? So was her afterparty outfit. Amazon is giving an entire town free Prime membership because marketing is out of control This firm is creating 10,000 jobs in the U.S. because of Trump Hoverboard that killed 2 kids identified
1.9854s , 8223.1796875 kb
Copyright © 2025 Powered by 【Watch Bridgette B - Scared Topless (2013)】,Wisdom Convergence Information Network