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The official definition of “broadband” in the US has changed, regulators have announced. The minimum speed required to call a connection broadband will rise from 25Mbps to 100Mbps. That was ...
Lifeline is the Federal Communications Commission's program, established in 1985, intended to make communications services more affordable for low-income consumers. . Lifeline provides subscribers a discount on monthly telephone service purchased from participating providers in the mark
"Greater than the primary rate" (which ranged from about 1.5 to 2 Mbit/s) —CCITT in "broadband service" in 1988. [26] "Internet access that is always on and faster than the traditional dial-up access" [24] —US National Broadband Plan of 2009 [27] 4 Mbit/s downstream, 1 Mbit/s upstream —Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 2010 [28]
Connecting America: The National Broadband Plan is a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) plan to improve Internet access in the United States. The FCC was directed to create the plan by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 , and unveiled its plan on March 16, 2010.
The advantages of a broadband connection over a dial-up connection include: Connection speeds vary from 10 to 100 times faster than a dial-up connection, allowing you to download pictures, files, software and videos much faster. You no longer have to dial an access number to connect to the internet, freeing your phone line for calls while you ...
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act included $14.2 billion for the Affordable Connectivity Program, to help with internet service costs.
Consumer broadband labels will be required for internet providers starting on Wednesday — in many cases in both English and Spanish. - Federal Communications Commission
The FCC's mission, specified in Section One of the Communications Act of 1934 and amended by the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (amendment to 47 U.S.C. §151), is to "make available so far as possible, to all the people of the United States, without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, or sex, rapid, efficient, nationwide, and world-wide wire and radio ...