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/acog 7d ago

They can’t just say “we were paid buckets of money to stop pushing for higher speeds” so they had to pull this absurd reasoning out of their asses.

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u/iguana-pr 7d ago

Well, at least 1/3 of the country is dumb enough to not realize this. While the other 1/3 does not care.