FCC to eliminate gigabit speed goal and scrap analysis of broadband prices

FCC proposes undoing Biden-era broadband benchmarks

No more consideration of affordability or 1 Gbps speed goal if Chairman Carr gets his way The next edition of the Federal Communications Commission's broadband expansion progress report is going to paint a rosier reality than usual, if a proposal being put to a vote at next month's meeting gets a pass. …

FCC proposal would shrink broadband deployment goals

The Federal Communications Commission is changing how it approaches broadband deployment under Donald Trump's second administration.A new proposal from FCC chairman Brendan Carr would lessen the federal agency's focus on broadband affordability and lower the ceiling on its long-term ambitions for broadband deployment, per Ars Technica. The proposal, which goes to a vote in early August, would ultimately make it easier for the FCC to provide pass…

Republican-Led FCC Moves to Kill Gigabit Broadband Speed Goal

Raising the broadband speed benchmark to 1Gbps is 'prejudicial to technologies such as satellite and fixed wireless,' says FCC Chair Brendan Carr.

FCC to eliminate gigabit speed goal and scrap analysis of broadband prices

Analysis of broadband affordability deemed “extraneous” by FCC chair.

FCC proposal aims to nix long-term gigabit internet speed goals, pricing analysis

An FCC proposal seeks to undo the Biden administration's efforts to encourage increased availability of gigabit download speeds.