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Comcast also rolls out full duplex multi-gigabit symmetrical speeds in select markets
The FCC updates its standard for its broadband baseline to 100 Mbps down and 20 Megabits up from the previous baseline of 25 Mbps down and 3 Mbps up
The free faster speeds are available to millions of Xfinity Internet customers
Other items on the tentative agenda for the March 14 meeting include “re-defining ‘high-speed’ internet to match market realities”
Power users gobbling up 5 TB of data per month grew 60% in 2023, according to OpenVault
Rosenworcel is also proposing to boost the broadband minimum speed standard to 100/20 Mbps and to set a future goal of 1 Gbps/500 Mbps
Rosenworcel called current minimum FCC broadband speed requirements “harmful” and proposed a long-term goal of 1 Gbps
Verizon was the fastest fixed broadband provider among top providers in the U.S. in Q1 2022 with a median download speed of 184.36 Mbps, according to Ookla
