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-9 Post author: SilentCal 30 January 2015 10:43PM

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Comment author: SilentCal 30 January 2015 11:48:27PM 0 points [-]

I had the same unfair advantage, but I think to a lesser degree. I noticed quickly but not immediately, which is to say not quickly enough.

On the object level, I think there are possible legislative purposes that would justify the change (as instrumental to those purposes), but my strong suspicion is that the FCC is wrong. I fear that 'broadband' effectively means 'above baseline speed', which actually would make it reasonable to tell the ISPs to change what speed they advertise as 'broadband', but would turn the mandate to give everyone broadband into a Lake Wobegon/Kafka crossover.

Comment author: DanielLC 31 January 2015 01:40:23AM 0 points [-]

If by broadband they mean "above baseline speed", then clearly giving everyone broadband is impossible.