New minimum speed for US broadband connections

Mon May 31 17:57:16 UTC 2021

I think it's hilarious when a governmental entity funded by the taxpayers
thinks they have an answer to broadband.  If you're collecting funds from
customers, why do you need the City of Sherwood to support your network?

Josh Luthman
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On Fri, May 28, 2021 at 6:22 PM Brandon Price <PriceB at sherwoodoregon.gov>
wrote:

> 100/100 minimum for sure.
>
> In our small neck of the woods, we are currently doing 250/250 for $45 and
> 1000/1000 for $60 no data caps.
>
> We have lost some grants on rural builds because "someone" in the census
> block claims they provide broadband.. Not hard to put an AP up on a tower
> and hit the current definition's upload speed.
>
> I get a chuckle when the providers tell the customer what they "need"...
>
>
> Brandon Price
> Senior Network Engineer
> City of Sherwood, Sherwood Broadband
>
>
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> On Thu, 27 May 2021, Lady Benjamin Cannon of Glencoe, ASCE wrote:
> > At least 100/100.
> >
> > We don’t like selling slower than 10g anymore, that’s what I’d start
> everyone at if I could.
>
>
> At $50/month or less?
>
> Maximize number of households of all demographic groups.
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