09-09-2014, 11:34 AM
Ars continues to be great at covering this political issue.
(I maintain that any related "net neutrality" and ISP/cellular business be discussed on our political side, because the activities and impact of what these companies do and offer us are more politically controlled than they are market-driven. Corporate lobbyism works because the good guys have no public celebrity to rally around.)
And it's a self-fulfilling prophesy that slower speeds are all anyone needs, when it's all they can get or afford, or are used to having.
The FCC is still being conservative here, not a leader. Instead of 10 it should be more like what Wheeler said, 25 at least. Look at Table 2 from the story. The examples shown are for 1 person doing each activity. Reality is more like anyone above the age of 6-7 is consuming higher data rates, that's gonna be 3-4 people, not 1 per household, needing real bandwidth.
(I maintain that any related "net neutrality" and ISP/cellular business be discussed on our political side, because the activities and impact of what these companies do and offer us are more politically controlled than they are market-driven. Corporate lobbyism works because the good guys have no public celebrity to rally around.)
AT&T wrote:
Consumer behavior strongly reinforces the conclusion that a 10Mbps service exceeds what many Americans need today to enable basic, high-quality transmissions.
And it's a self-fulfilling prophesy that slower speeds are all anyone needs, when it's all they can get or afford, or are used to having.
The FCC is still being conservative here, not a leader. Instead of 10 it should be more like what Wheeler said, 25 at least. Look at Table 2 from the story. The examples shown are for 1 person doing each activity. Reality is more like anyone above the age of 6-7 is consuming higher data rates, that's gonna be 3-4 people, not 1 per household, needing real bandwidth.