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FCC Proposes 100Mbps Minimum Home Broadband Speed

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the still-can't-get-cable dept.

oxide7 writes "The US Federal Communications Commission unveiled a plan on Tuesday that would require Internet providers to offer minimum home connection speeds by 2020, a proposal that some telecommunications companies panned as unrealistic. The FCC wants service providers to offer home Internet data transmission speeds of 100 megabits per second to 100 million homes by a decade from now, Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski said."

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  1. The Dept, of Agriculture will soon propose... by MSTCrow5429 · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...that 100 million people by 2020 should have a pretty pony. This will result in 50 people receiving tainted horse steaks by 2035.

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