FCC proposes higher speed goals (100/20 Mbps) for USF providers

Wed Jun 1 17:10:50 UTC 2022

On 5/23/22 12:00 PM, Michael Thomas wrote:
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> On 5/23/22 11:49 AM, Aaron Wendel wrote:
>> The Fiber Broadband Association estimates that the average US 
>> household will need more than a gig within 5 years.  Why not just jump 
>> it to a gig or more?
> 
> 
> Really? What is the average household doing to use up a gig worth of 
> bandwidth?

I want decent upload speeds for offsite backups of my home NAS. But no, 
upload is usually some pitiful fraction of download. The local cable 
company maxes out at 20Mbps upload, and AT&T stopped their FTTH 
deployment literally across the street from me with no signs of further 
expansion.