FCC redefines "Broadband"

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vlad321 said:

mrstickball said:

vlad321 said:

Khuutra said:

4Mbps might be excssive, but I like raised standards for internet access.

Zoom zoom.

Well the US is kind of behind when it comes to internet, and that is just putting it mildly, so any boost is good. I'd love to see how marketing companies will try to spin their shitty connections now though.

To be fair, the only reason we lag behind is due to our size and population density, and very little else.

When you live miles and miles away from even a small city, your internet sucks. I don't think thats going to be hugely different if you live in Kansas or China.

Then what is the excuse for the Eastern and Western Seaboards? The population density is huge over in NYC area and down towards Miami, yet the internet still blows chunks there.

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http://cwafiles.org/speedmatters/state_reports_2009/CWA_Report_on_Internet_Speeds_2009.pdf

That is a by-county ranking. They state that the eastern seaboard has the highest proliferation of fast connection speeds in the US. Although their reasoning is flawed, the data pretty much proves that population concentration in the US correlates heavily with good internet speeds.