sigs wanted for a response to the fcc's NOI for faster broadband speeds

Fri Dec 1 17:38:10 UTC 2023

Not sure we need the FCC telling us how to build products or run networks.
Seat belts are life-or-death, but bufferbloat is rarely fatal ;-)  Let it
be a point of differentiation.

-- Tom

On Thu, Nov 30, 2023 at 4:56 PM Dave Taht <dave.taht at gmail.com> wrote:

> Over here:
>
>
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/19ADByjakzQXCj9Re_pUvrb5Qe5OK-QmhlYRLMBY4vH4/edit
>
> Us bufferbloat folk have been putting together a response to the FCC's
> NOI (notice of inquiry) asking for feedback as to increasing the
> broadband speeds beyond 100/20 Mbit.
>
> "Calls for further bandwidth increases are analogous to calling for
> cars to have top speeds of 100, 200, or 500 miles per hour. Without
> calling also for better airbags, bumpers, brakes, or steering wheels,
> (or roads designed to minimize travel delay), these initiatives will
> fail (and are failing) to meet the needs of present and future users
> of the internet."
>
> Comments (and cites) welcomed also! The text is still somewhat in flux...
>
>
> --
> :( My old R&D campus is up for sale: https://tinyurl.com/yurtlab
> Dave Täht CSO, LibreQos
>
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