For some time, the definition of broadband internet service has been set by the Federal Communications Commission as being at least 25 megabits per second downloads and 3 Mbps uploads. While that's ...

The federal government should encourage broadband deployment at speeds of at least 100 Mbps -- a fourfold increase from the Federal Communications Commission's current benchmark of 25 Mbps -- a group ...

COVID-19 made broadband access a necessity for many households and further underscored the depth of the digital divide. As the federal government continues programs to provide high-speed Internet to ...

Recap: The Federal Communications Commission has faced increasing public pressure to revise its definition of high-speed broadband internet, a need that became more evident as the pandemic heightened ...

Two years ago, the Federal Communications Commission defined broadband as connection speeds of at least 25 Mbps downstream and 3 Mbps upstream -- a significant increase from the prior definition of 4 ...

The US Federal Communications Commission has quadrupled the minimum speed that it considers “broadband” internet to better reflect the way people use the internet today (and what internet service ...

A group of four senators is calling on the Federal Communications Commission to change its definition of high-speed broadband in order to significantly increase base speeds. Under the current FCC ...

It's likely that you've encountered a string of letters known as "Mbps" a few times in life — either while looking into home or work internet options, or simply perusing the internet in general. But ...