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When you wonder "what happened to #NetNeutrality 
" and you hear that speeds have gone up, ask yourself this.
Where was the investment in rural broadband we were promised? https://www.wsj.com/articles/remote-schooling-out-of-reach-for-many-students-in-west-virginia-without-internet-11599989401?mod=hp_lead_pos7
" and you hear that speeds have gone up, ask yourself this.Where was the investment in rural broadband we were promised? https://www.wsj.com/articles/remote-schooling-out-of-reach-for-many-students-in-west-virginia-without-internet-11599989401?mod=hp_lead_pos7
Here's the original docket by the FCC:
https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-347927A1.txt
https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-347927A1.txt
106. We anticipate that the beneficial effects of our decision today...will be particularly felt in rural and/or
lower-income communities, giving smaller ISPs a stronger business case to expand into currently
unserved areas.
lower-income communities, giving smaller ISPs a stronger business case to expand into currently
unserved areas.
Check out the latest USTelecom data (a 2020 report with numbers from 2018 and 2019) for context:
http://www.ustelecom.org/research/ustelecom-industry-metrics-and-trends-2020-update/
If the numbers are right, there are 26M households in the US without access to 25/3MB internet.
This is an issue for remote learning, opportunties, etc.
http://www.ustelecom.org/research/ustelecom-industry-metrics-and-trends-2020-update/
If the numbers are right, there are 26M households in the US without access to 25/3MB internet.
This is an issue for remote learning, opportunties, etc.
Check out these 3 charts:
Based on coverage, 21% of the US has 10/1MB, which is not enough based on the volume of data growing and video (especially remote learning) growing exponentially.
Based on coverage, 21% of the US has 10/1MB, which is not enough based on the volume of data growing and video (especially remote learning) growing exponentially.
I'm super curious about the 2019 and 2020 data, but regardless #NetNeutrality used rural broadband as a red herring and there are no numbers yet to indicate rolling it back made any difference beyond regular, steady investments.
used rural broadband as a red herring and there are no numbers yet to indicate rolling it back made any difference beyond regular, steady investments.
