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4MBbps isn’t adequate for high def streaming, and forget about using the internet for anything else while you’re doing it.

Ain’t monopolies grand?

This is what I don’t quite get. These companies are trying to block a definitional change of broadband speed from 4mps to 10mps.

That’s even though these companies are already providing service at an even higher level in many areas. In my area, Verizon FiOS provides 300/300. I’m currently paying for 50/50 in a bundle.

My sense is that they don’t want to spend more to give rural areas similar service, because their rate of return on investing in new fiber isn’t as great as for urban areas. Redefining what broadband is would force the carriers to either up their existing speeds in these areas given the current infrastructure, or spend more to do so.

I say make the changes. In the long run, it wont hurt the companies, let alone the customers.