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Analysis of broadband affordability deemed "extraneous" by FCC chair.

The Federal Communications Commission is ditching Biden-era standards for measuring progress toward the goal of universal broadband deployment.

The changes will make it easier for the FCC to give the broadband industry a passing grade in an annual progress report. FCC Chairman Brendan Carr's proposal would give the industry a thumbs-up even if it falls short of 100 percent deployment, eliminate a long-term goal of gigabit broadband speeds, and abandon a new effort to track the affordability of broadband.

Section 706 of the Telecommunications Act requires the FCC to determine whether broadband is being deployed "on a reasonable and timely basis" to all Americans. If the answer is no, the US law says the FCC must "take immediate action to accelerate deployment of such capability by removing barriers to infrastructure investment and by promoting competition in the telecommunications market."

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[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 55 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Why does everything have to be so fucking political?

Faster broadband is good. Who fucking cares what political party?

[–] SulaymanF@lemmy.world 41 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But corporations don’t want to spend money on customers, so they’d rather keep customers on slow speeds and charge the same price.

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

so they’d rather keep customers on slow speeds and charge the same price.

Be fair. The prices go up.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Why does everything have to be so fucking political?

When will people who say shit like this wake the fuck up and realize that life is political?

Grow up and deal with it like everyone else, fucking cowards.

[–] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

and deal with it like everyone else

no, not like that, that doesn't do anything useful

[–] SheeEttin@lemmy.zip 16 points 1 year ago

Well yeah, we all know it's good. That's why Republicans want to take it away.

[–] btaf45@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Why does everything have to be so fucking political?

The problem with ignoring politics is that politics is never going to ignore you.

[–] Bakkoda@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 year ago

The wedge is already in place. They just keep pounding on it. This is 100% what happens when corporations and governments become one.

[–] Decq@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

It's especially funny how Republicans are against regulations because according to them, it stifles progress and innovation. So why are they against regulations that try to force progress and innovation?

Of course we know why, because it's all a lie. They just want more money for the 1%. How there is even a single (non-1%'er) idiot left that votes for them is waaaay beyond me.