FCC abolishes gigabit speed goal(arstechnica.com)
28 pointsby jonbaer8 hours ago5 comments
  • _bent6 hours ago
    after years of German political culture just being US culture wars 10 years delayed, it's great to see the Exportweltmeister contributing back by bringing "Technologieoffenheit" to the states
  • heyitsmedotjayb5 hours ago
    Better things aren't possible!
  • Larrikin6 hours ago
    I don't really care if the rural areas that voted for this are now stuck with slower speeds, but the bit about it being unfair to satellite Internet providers is obviously just naked corruption.
    • 0xy4 hours ago
      Biden's broadband bill was designed to connect those rural areas for $50bn but nobody was connected because it was a scam designed to enrich ISPs and driven by ISP lobbyists.

      I like how people pretend that history never happened. We're supposed to forget that this happened merely 4 years ago and taxpayer money was not shoveled into the fire pit.

      We'll definitely trust you to do another $100bn plan next time you're in power and NOT shovel cash into the fire pit this time.

      This scam was covered extensively. 2021 it was law and nothing done by 2024. Absolutely embarrassing. [1]

      [1] https://www.politico.com/news/2024/09/04/biden-broadband-pro...

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  • leoedin5 hours ago
    I've got fibre to my house. I could pay more for 1Gbps, but I'm currently on 500Mbps and it's good enough. Unless I worked in video editing or did AI training at home or something I don't think I'll upgrade. There's just not that many benefits to being faster.

    I'd say even 100Mbps would be good enough for most uses. It's nice to be faster, but I'm not certain it improves my life very much.

    • sixothree4 hours ago
      If gigabit was the baseline, you wouldn't have to pay extra. You're not saving money.
      • dlcarrier2 hours ago
        If gigabit was the baseline, I wouldn't be able to get my $20/mo plan wouldn't be available, and I'd have to pay more for service I don't use.
    • testing223215 hours ago
      This is one of the things in life I consciously don’t “go big” to save money. Because it’s a fixed monthly payment, the savings rack up over the years by just getting the slowest speed possible that has unlimited usage.

      Everything I’ve ever wanted to do is near enough to instant on 80Mbps. When I torrent something big I just grab a glass of water and do 3 minutes of stretching and it’s done.