Faster Internet for all

The FCC has revised what is now broadband. Now, in order to call its service broadband, companies will need to guarantee download speeds of 25 megabits per second or faster and upload speeds of 3 Mbps or faster. The FCC is just changing the definition of what is ‘broadband’. This is not forcing ISPs to speed up connections, however that is the overall goal of the new classification. What does this mean, well if 25Mbs is broadband, any speed less is ‘slow’, meaning the ISP cannot call that level of service broadband and everyone will know that it is slow. So if ISPs want to stay competitive they will need to offer and guarantee faster speeds. Google Fiber anyone? Of course, none of this is going to happen overnight. The FCC will have to keep a close eye on the industry to ensure that ISPs are advertising their services like they're supposed to, and many of the ISPs will need a little bit of time to upgrade their offerings. This is the first step towards progress for faster internet for everyone. Gigabit internet and faster technologies are the future and it looks fast.

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