The FCC approved an increase in the minimum speeds Internet service providers must meet in order to qualify as broadband service, establishing 25 Megabits per second (Mbps) for downloads and 3 Mbps for uploads as the new benchmarks.
The Federal Communications Commission Jan. 29 made the changes on a 3-2 vote—Democrats in favor, Republicans opposed—in approving the 2015 Broadband Progress Report.
The report, which found that broadband isn’t being deployed in a reasonable and timely fashion, was accompanied by a notice of inquiry (NOI) seeking comment on ways to speed broadband deployment, particularly in under-served rural and tribal areas.
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