First refresh of minimums in eight years for the country that invented the internet

FCC chair wants to boost broadband standard to 100Mbps::First refresh of minimums in eight years for the country that invented the internet

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100Mbps?? NOT ENOUGH

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I have 150Mbps and pay $570 Mexican Pesos which right now is about $35 USD but last year was $28 USD due to the Peso doing significantly better and the USD kinda crashing.

Still, it’s not enough for my client work, piracy and live streaming needs since it’s non symmetrical, I only get 30Mbps upload.

I got receipts 📜:

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I’m in the UK right now and pay £60-ish for gigabit internet (and 100mbps upload) which usually is actually around 800-900 Mbps, don’t know the exact price because it includes a phone system my parents pay for

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