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Not sure internet companies will care... they'll just call it "broaderband" or "XFinity".
SourceNo, federal regulators didn't spend all night unplugging millions of home routers from the wall, cutting them off from the internet.
But new rules by the federal agency tasked with overseeing the U.S. internet services market aim to make speeds faster.
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission voted Thursday to reclassify "broadband" as serving households with download speeds of 25 Mbps, and 3 Mbps up.
Not sure internet companies will care... they'll just call it "broaderband" or "XFinity".
Some will the ones that get a subsidy and or grants for rural internet.
SourceThis isn't just an issue of semantics either. The change could potentially have quite an impact on Internet service providers (ISPs) in the US, who will no longer be able to market connections slower than 25Mbps as offering 'broadband' speeds.
ISPs may consequently feel pressured to reduce prices on these slower connections - to ensure that they still remain appealing to consumers - or they may even invest more in their networks to boost connection speeds, in order to be able to promote them with the magic 'broadband' buzzword.
New regulations = New pricing structure that consumers will be paying even more
Dang it! Now I no longer have a broadband connection. Shh! Don't tell my employer. They currently pay $138/month for my 4MB connection so I can work from home.
You guys obviously live in an urban or suburban area. Those of us that live in a rural area don't have much choice. I can't get DSL or cable where I live. Had satellite a few years back but it sucked. I have the choice of satellite, 4G, dialup or the Wireless service that I have. I use 4G as my backup. I can get much faster download speeds with 4G but then the amount of data I use would become an issue.
It's not a scam so much as the old law of supply and demand.