{"id":5786,"date":"2026-08-20T18:48:41","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T18:48:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=5786"},"modified":"2026-08-20T18:48:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T18:48:41","slug":"fcc-kills-gigabit-goal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=5786","title":{"rendered":"FCC officially decides gigabit speeds are too good for you"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Another day, another sad thing to report about our compromised Federal Communications Commission. Chairman Brendan Carr has followed through on his 2025 threat to kill long-term broadband speed goals established during the Biden administration, which aimed for eventually getting us to gigabit download and half-gigabit upload speeds. How dare we dream of spreading great download and upload speeds across the country!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">It\u2019s wild that 13 years after Comcast said Americans <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2013\/6\/6\/4400382\/comcast-google-fiber-gigabit-broadband-internet\">don\u2019t need gigabit internet<\/a> we\u2019re somehow back in this conversation. Especially since the private sector <em>has<\/em> delivered, albeit unevenly, on super high speeds in certain areas; For example, the apartment I\u2019m about to move into offers <em>5 <\/em>gigabit synchronous internet speed which will require a new PCIe network card to handle. Those speeds are ludicrous, but why are we not aiming for the moon across the country?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">It took years for the FCC <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2024\/3\/14\/24101313\/fcc-new-broadband-definition-100mbps-20mbps\">to finally admit<\/a> publicly that the outdated 25Mbps definition of \u201cbroadband\u201d speed sucked. Remember Ajit Pai, the guy with the giant Reese\u2019s mug who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2018\/8\/28\/17789050\/fcc-podcast-launches-make-telecom-policy-interesting\">killed net neutrality?<\/a> He <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2021\/1\/21\/22242635\/fcc-ajit-pai-internet-speed-advanced-telecommunications-3mbps\">once said<\/a> we didn\u2019t need more than that. (The standard was raised from 25\/3 to 100\/20 in 2024.) Pai\u2019s successor Brendan Carr \u2014 who is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/policy\/970284\/brendan-carr-fcc-chairman-first-amendment\">far worse<\/a> in almost every category \u2014 is repeating the same stuff but in an even more cynical way. Here\u2019s part of what the FCC says about its decision to abandon the gigabit speed goal:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"duet--article--blockquote _1lkuyz80 _19wv7tc9\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _1lkuyz88 _19wv7tc1\">At present, it is impossible to predict long-term technological developments and the evolution of consumer preferences.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">This is one of the least-impossible things to predict. Who would possibly choose for things to be slower if they could be faster? This is peak regulatory arrogance from an administration that is generally not shy about lying through its teeth to the public.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">But, no worries. The abandonment of the gigabit goal is wrapped inside a broader broadband report that claims everything is just fine! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FCC\/posts\/the-fcc-released-the-first-report-on-the-state-of-broadband-connectivity-during-\/1495675372605380\/\">The FCC says<\/a> speeds are up, competition is up, and prices are down. Too bad, <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/tech-policy\/2026\/08\/fcc-abolishes-gigabit-speed-goal-suggesting-it-is-unfair-to-slower-technologies\/\">as <em>Ars Technica <\/em>notes<\/a>, that some of these insights are sourced from industry lobby groups and no adverse research from advocacy groups.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Why is the FCC doing this? Who knows, but here\u2019s a solid guess: the FCC has been further captured by industry interests that would love for their pet projects (like satellite internet) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/policy\/953944\/bead-broadband-funding-trump-musk-bezos\">not to look bad<\/a> when compared to high standards. Just how much has the FCC been captured? Incidentally, <em>The Guardian <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/media\/ng-interactive\/2026\/aug\/19\/brendan-carr-fcc-white-house-exclusive\">reported just today<\/a> that Brendan Carr has been exceptionally cozy with the White House and right-wing media. It\u2019s an easy bet to make that killing the broadband goal has nothing to do with public interests.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/policy\/982863\/fcc-kills-gigabit-goal\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another day, another sad thing to report about our compromised Federal Communications Commission. Chairman Brendan Carr has followed through on his 2025 threat to kill long-term broadband speed goals established during the Biden administration, which aimed for eventually getting us to gigabit download and half-gigabit upload speeds. 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