FCC ups broadband benchmark speeds, says rural areas still underserved

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Previous goals were 25Mbps download and a paltry 3Mbps for upload ... and some places don't even have that

The telecoms regulator has raised its benchmark for high-speed fixed broadband as part of an annual assessment of the progress in advanced deployment across the country.

While this hike in expectations of what telcos should deliver will be welcomed by consumers, the existing benchmark was set way back in 2015, and the FCC has considered updating it for some time.back in July 2022, FCC chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel declared the existing baseline did not match up to the requirements of households, who needed faster connections for remote work and streaming. The Commission was proposing then what it has now adopted.

The latest stats, which date from December 2022, shows that fixed broadband has yet to reach approximately 24 million Americans, which covers almost 28 percent of those in rural areas, and more than 23 percent of those living on tribal land.

 

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