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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: It's way too quiet
In January 1999, the FCC defined broadband as a connection to an end-user with speeds greater than 200 kbps in both directions. -Vince On Thu, 5 Jul 2001, Larry Diffey wrote: > Since it's so quiet in here, I want to stir things up a little with an informal survey. > > With all of this talk about broadband (mostly in reference to cable modems and xDSL), consumers have been tricked into actually believing that if it's faster than a modem then it's broadband. > > I have a number in my head as to what I consider broadband. It's not an unreasonable number but it certainly does exceed what is available to the average consumer. > > Oh wise nanogers, what speeds do we need to achieve for the average consumer before we truly have broadband? > > I will try and keep track of all the numbers that you give you an average and I'll also give you the number I had in mind. > > > Regards, > > Larry Diffey > > **Incidentally, I am at this very moment wearing a t-shirt that says "Will work for bandwidth". >
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