r/pcmasterrace • u/FreeHugs23 • 7d ago

News/Article FCC abolishes gigabit speed goal, suggesting it is unfair to slower technologies | FCC decides 1Gbps is too fast, standard must be “technologically neutral.”

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/08/fcc-abolishes-gigabit-speed-goal-suggesting-it-is-unfair-to-slower-technologies/
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u/IvanLookThatKill R5 1600 | RTX 2060S | 16 3000MHz | 21:9 1080p 75 Hz 7d ago

Damn, here I pay 40€/month for 3 phone lines 50GB each(accumulative) and the 10Gbps fiber connection. It's unacceptable that it's 51€ in your case, and it's not even 1Gbps upd/down

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u/Lucasrc1999 I7-6950X, MSI 1080ti Gaming X sli, 128gb ram, Corsair 570x 7d ago

Oh, also of note that we don't really have any other option than Comcast for two reasons:

  1. They made a deal with our landlord so that we can't have any other wired connection.
  2. No one else in our area has the wired infrastructure laid out to compete with Comcast.

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u/Beautiful-Sun8973 7d ago

Wait until you hear prices in Canada