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FCC chair wants to boost broadband standard to 100Mbps::First refresh of minimums in eight years for the country that invented the internet

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[–] [email protected] 65 points 1 year ago (5 children)

If you’re going to initiate a new rollout of tech, why rollout already out of date stuff? Just mandate fibre to the prem and 1 gigabit minimum from the start. It will take 15 years to complete anyway!

[–] [email protected] 53 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Government officials in areas where 100 Mbps internet isn’t already available are too busy making sure trans people can’t use the toilet or play high school sports.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)

They're also waiting for their trans porn to download.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago

slaps thigh 🤣🪦

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

That's way too hard for this country.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How will the isps get another government grant to roll out the next bit of outdated tech?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

How will the isps get another government grant to ~~roll out the next bit of outdated tech~~ outright refuse to update any infrastructure and perform stock buybacks instead?

FTFY. Google the Connect America Fund if you want your blood pressure to spike. ISPs are notorious for taking taxpayer money and doing fuck-all with it.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They are fucking all of us with it. Does that count?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

They're fucking all with it

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Sure, but how is that going to make more money for rich people?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

They probably had to fight for that, because the ISPs don't want to.