FCC increases minimum requirement of 'broadband speed' for first time in 9 years
The minimum benchmark has been changed from the 25Mbps download and 3Mbps upload established in 2015 to 100Mbps/20Mbps.
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The minimum benchmark has been changed from the 25Mbps download and 3Mbps upload established in 2015 to 100Mbps/20Mbps.
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