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# Washington Responds to FCC’s Wheeler on Broadband Competition | Benton Foundation
- URL: https://broadbandbreakfast.com/washington-responds-to-fccs-wheeler-on-broadband-competition-benton-foundation/
- Published: 2014-09-07T22:35:46.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-11T06:31:03.000Z
- Description: CourFederal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler said that broadband users need Internet connections of at least 25 megabits per second — far beyond what DSL connections are capable of providing. He also confirmed that users have few if any competitive options for these kinds of modern bro
- Author: Drew Clark
- Tags: Broadband's Impact, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-02-01 10:23, #added-preview-divider

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CourFederal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler said that broadband users need Internet connections of at least 25 megabits per second — far beyond what DSL connections are capable of providing. He also confirmed that users have few if any competitive options for these kinds of modern broadband services. Here’s some of the reaction.

Source: [benton.org](http://benton.org/node/201766?ref=broadbandbreakfast.com)

Courtesy of the Benton Foundation, here is a list of the comments to FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler’s speech on broadband competition. To read more about the speech on BroadbandBreakfast.com, visit [https://broadbandbreakfast.com/2014/09/fcc-chairman-tom-wheeler-promotes-google-fibers-impact-on-competition-and-gigabit-networks/](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/fcc-chairman-tom-wheeler-promotes-google-fibers-impact-on-competition-and-gigabit-networks/)

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