US telecommunications giants AT&T and Verizon have called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) not to boost its definition of broadband to 10Mbps from its current benchmark of 4Mbps. In ...

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 part of a ...

COVID-19 made broadband access a necessity for many households and further underscored the depth of the digital divide. As the federal government continues programs to provide high-speed Internet to ...

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today finally put a realistic definition on what broadband really is, and all of a sudden the cable companies’ argument that there’s plenty of competition ...

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has redefined advanced broadband as having 25Mbps download speeds, up from 4Mbps, giving the agency new authority to pass rules to encourage deployment ...

The FCC voted to greatly increase its definition of broadband service, from the previous definition of 4Mbit down and 1Mbit up to the new standard of 25Mbps down and 3Mbps up. According to FCC ...

The federal government should encourage broadband deployment at speeds of at least 100 Mbps -- a fourfold increase from the Federal Communications Commission's current benchmark of 25 Mbps -- a group ...

Even though some rural residents express frustration with finding an option for internet access, officials say the requirements of a state law guaranteeing universal broadband access are being met. A ...