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‘Broadband’ definition officially changed as internet speeds get faster
Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The changes will help ensure that more people have faster connections, the FCC said, in line with a commitment to give everyone high-speed broadband. Announcing the change, FCC chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel said the “fix is overdue”. The commission also adopted a “long-term goal” of 1Gbps down and 500Mbps up, Ms Rosenworcel said. Ms Rosenworcel said that some of the change had been made in response to the pandemic, which showed the extent of the “digital divide” in the US.






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