FCC proposes to increase minimum broadband speeds to 100 Mbps
With how slowly these proposals roll out, 100&#x2F;20 won&#x27;t be enough. As others said, there is a lack of both competition and pricing to worry about too.<p>In a major tech hub like San Francisco, where I live, it&#x27;s possible to get 1gb&#x2F;1gb in some areas for under $90, but which those are isn&#x27;t consistent nor wide spread. Home cell coverage at 100&#x2F;20 is spotty at best, and there is only one flat rate vendor (T-Mobile Home, no Verizon Home yet). For those outside of the Bay Area exurbs, I can only imagine the horrors of Comcast&#x2F;Xfinity or only DSL people must deal with.<p>Looking forward, the FCC is assuming that people are just watching Netflix, Tiktok, and making angry Karen posts on Nextdoor. We&#x27;re not sure where web3 will lead, and how much bandwidth will that take: Distributed file systems&#x2F;data privacy? Fast crypto transactions? Metaverse&#x2F;VR&#x2F;AR glasses&#x2F;contacts? And what about latency?<p>1000&#x2F;500 should be the FCC goal.