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FCC Moves Slowly To Update Definition Of Broadband To Something Still Pathetic (www.techdirt.com)
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FCC Moves Slowly To Update Definition Of Broadband To Something Still Pathetic::For decades, the FCC has maintained an arguably pathetic definition of "broadband," allowing the telecom industry to under-deliver substandard access. And despite some new rhetoric from the agency under Biden, that doesn't appear to be changing anytime soon. Broadband was originally defined as any 200 kbps connection. In 2010, that pathetic definition was changed to…

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[–] Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The FCC is exlusively operated by past, present and future industry lobbyists. They are a perfect example of "regulatory capture" manifest.

In the 90's they started auctioning off broadcast licenses to the highest bidders, turning the FCC into a profit machine while completely destroying small, private radio and TV stations. Media belongs exclusively to corporations now because of the FCC.

There is absolutely no reason to respect the FCC at all. Not even a little. They need to be completely erased and replaced with a legitimate oversight organization that cannot be so easily taken over by corporations.