ISP Trade Group Wants to Retain Status Quo on Broadband Definition
Raising the benchmark could have unintended consequences for the BEAD program

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Raising the benchmark could have unintended consequences for the BEAD program
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9, 2024 - A trade group of Internet Service Providers likes the status quo regarding the federal definition of broadband.
USTelecom, a broadband association based in Washington D.C., filed comments with the Federal Communications Commission on Monday concerning its annual Section 706 report about the deployment of broadband service to all Americans in a reasonable and timely manner. USTelecom members include AT&T and Verizon.
In the comments, USTelecom asserted that the FCC should maintain its established standard of 100 Mbps downstream and 20 Mbps upstream.
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