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FCC Officially Raises Minimum Broadband Metric From 25Mbps to 100Mbps

The commission also sets a long-term goal of raising the broadband metric to 1Gbps for downloads and 500Mbps for uploads.

“This fix is overdue,” said FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel, who added: “It also helps us better identify the extent to which low-income neighborhoods and rural communities are underserved.” But since then, US senators, government watchdogs, and FCC officials have urged the commission to raise the metric even higher, citing the US’s growing reliance on internet services and apps. But he expects the company’s technology to improve over time, and urged the FCC to allow SpaceX to compete for federal subsidies on an “equal footing” with other broadband providers.

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