FCC abolishes gigabit speed goal, suggesting it is unfair to slower technologies
toomuchtodo
16 points
7 comments
August 19, 2026
Related Discussions
Found 5 related stories in 337.4ms across 8,687 title embeddings via pgvector HNSW
- FCC abolishes gigabit speed goal jonbaer · 33 pts · August 20, 2026 · 98% similar
- Feds Want California to Give Up 14 Years of Broadband Protections. It Should Sue rsingel · 33 pts · September 16, 2026 · 50% similar
- Wi-Fi 8 is the first wireless upgrade in years that isn't chasing speed taubek · 155 pts · August 23, 2026 · 48% similar
- A Speed Limit for Computers zdw · 16 pts · July 12, 2026 · 47% similar
- FCC to repeal 39% TV ownership cap in boost for Trump-friendly news orgs derbOac · 18 pts · July 15, 2026 · 47% similar
Discussion Highlights (2 comments)
cratermoon
Putting a gigantic thumb on the Free Market™ scale.
itopaloglu83
In other words, now that the public funding dried up and everybody is asking for the results, let’s change goal post, so that we can claim victory. An incredible amount of money has been granted and taken as profit for private companies with little to show and now the prices are unaffordable, but not because of the cost of infrastructure but because of the monopolistic market. Capitalism for profits, socialism for costs.