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Letting the FCC know what I think
Below is a comment I posted on the FCC page for the:
National Broadband Plan Notice of Inquiry Docket - 09-51
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This is about the "definition of broadband".
Did you even look at the definition around the world to see what other countries consider broadband. Look here "http://governanca.cgi.br/noticias/broadband-speeds-around-the-world/". The lowest average "broadband" is 1 Meg. Not 200 KB. You're joking, right?
High speed, 200 KB, maybe. Since dialup is at 56K, I can see 200 KB as "high speed".
This is all about TRUTH IN ADVERTISING anyway. Providers say 1.5 Meg or 20 Meg broadband but are only forced to provide 80% of that capacity. That's a joke. I pay for what is advertised not what is in the fine print.
My opinion is that you should set "broadband" at anything over 10 MEG, anything between dialup 56K and 10 Meg should be "high speed" but also make providers provide what they advertise. If I pay for 10 Meg, I get 10 Meg.
Along with the definition of “broadband” you should also force better upload speeds. 10 meg is the download speed. The providers offer good, and I only say good, download speed bundled with terrible upload speeds. Yes we need good, heck this is America; great, download speeds but providers are crippling their users by forcing low upload speeds. Therefore I would also suggest that the definition of “BROADBAND” include upload speeds of at least half of the download speeds. This would do a great deal for the American users of these American providers.
Paying for 10 Meg down / 5 Meg up and actually getting it would be a true American definition of BROADBAND.
Thanks,
Jeff Boothe
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FCC's Definition Of Broadband
This is about the "definition of broadband".
Did you even look at the definition around the world to see what other countries consider broadband. Look here "http://governanca.cgi.br/noticias/broadband-speeds-around-the-world/". The lowest average "broadband" is 1 Meg. Not 200 KB. You're joking, right?
High speed, 200 KB, maybe. Since dialup is at 56K, I can see 200 KB as "high speed".
This is all about TRUTH IN ADVERTISING anyway. Providers say 1.5 Meg or 20 Meg broadband but are only forced to provide 80% of that capacity. That's a joke. I pay for what is advertised not what is in the fine print.
My opinion is that you should set "broadband" at anything over 10 MEG, anything between dialup 56K and 10 Meg should be "high speed" but also make providers provide what they advertise. If I pay for 10 Meg, I get 10 Meg.
Along with the definition of “broadband” you should also force better upload speeds. 10 meg is the download speed. The providers offer good, and I only say good, download speed bundled with terrible upload speeds. Yes we need good, heck this is America; great, download speeds but providers are crippling their users by forcing low upload speeds. Therefore I would also suggest that the definition of “BROADBAND” include upload speeds of at least half of the download speeds. This would do a great deal for the American users of these American providers.
Paying for 10 Meg down / 5 Meg up and actually getting it would be a true American definition of BROADBAND.
Thanks,
Jeff Boothe






