Over Two-Thirds Of U.S. Broadband Internet Connections Aren’t Technically Broadband

>A recent report by the FCC shows that more than two-thirds of so-called broadband internet connections in the U.S. don’t actually meet the minimum speed requirements of 4Mbps upstream and 1Mbps downstream to be considered broadband.

In real terms, this means that over 90 million people in the US are linked up with substandard broadband service. Furthermore, 56% of those connections didn’t even reach downstream speeds above 3Mbps. DSL Reports believes it has something to do with the lack of competition among broadband providers, allowing them to cruise by without upgrading their networks.

You can read the entire report here. [FCC via DSL Reports via Engadget]

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    Cameron

    Sunday, December 12, 2010 at 10:49 PM

    I wish they’d use that definition of broadband here in Aus! That’ll stop them trying to pass off 256kbs (or even 1.5mbs) ADSL connections as broadband.

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    Aimless

    Monday, December 13, 2010 at 12:27 AM

    It’s even worse in singapore. Sometimes i can hardly surf the web at night. All the internet providers are essentially controlled by the government.

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    Les

    Wednesday, December 15, 2010 at 9:01 AM

    Makes the therory that Oz is falling behind the rest of the world a bit silly

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    Mark Harmon

    Wednesday, December 15, 2010 at 9:34 AM

    Shouldn’t the posted speeds for minimum requirements be 4 Mbps downstream and 1 Mbps upstream?

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