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

Fri Dec 1 17:46:03 UTC 2023

If you want money from the government to subsidize your network, you'll
follow their rules...

On Fri, Dec 1, 2023 at 12:39 PM Tom Mitchell <tmitchell at netelastic.com>
wrote:

> 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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