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Broadband Data Improvement Act Clears Committee

Posted by Zonk on from the 200kbps-is-not-a-very-broad-band dept.

MBCook writes "Ars Technica is reporting that the Broadband Data Improvement Act has left committee with a unanimous vote. Among the changes proposed are requiring the definition of 'second generation broadband' (enough to carry HDTV) instead of the current definition of broadband as 200Kbps, and aggregating the data by ZIP+4 instead of just the full ZIP code. The act can now move to the full Senate."

3 of 128 comments (clear)

  1. Stupid by Shaman · · Score: 0, Troll

    Best of luck getting the content producers to provide you free content at HDTV speeds. And best of luck actually switching that many packets per second at the NOCs.

    --
    ...Steve
  2. Who Needs Votes? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I'm THE dictator.

    Fear-mongeringly yours,
    W.

  3. Re:RTFA by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Why not? If it's 200kbps that's running over broadband, it's broadband.

    Oh, wait, let me guess, you're one of the many people who has managed to confuse broadband as meaning "fast" and not, well, broadband.