As a follow-up to the ConnTIP post from last month (Universal Broadband on the Horizon?) about the upcoming FCC plan to bring universal broadband to the U.S., the WSJ is reporting that FCC officials are looking at to set the floor for Internet speed in the 2-4 mbps range (See FCC Eyes Average Internet Speeds for Rural Areas). Pretty modest goals, which won’t do much for rural areas. But, considering that the FCC estimates that the cost of providing universal broadband is $20 billiion for 3 mbps, $50+ billion for 50 mbps, and $350+ billion for 100+ mbps, it’s not hard to figure out why they’re looking at slower bandwidths.
-Gregg J. Lallier
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