The FCC figure was a benchmark for the purpose of conducting the Sec. 706 Reports. http://www.cybertelecom.org/706.htm It has no more significance than that. It was selected in part because it was believed that at that rate, video with sign language for the disabled would work. Other than creating a bench mark, which the FCC stated in might change in the future, it does not have further regulatory signficance. -B www.cybertelecom.org

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Vincent Power <vince@penguin-power.com> 07/05/01 02:05PM >>>

In January 1999, the FCC defined broadband as a connection to an end-user with speeds greater than 200 kbps in both directions. -Vince On Thu, 5 Jul 2001, Larry Diffey wrote:

Since it's so quiet in here, I want to stir things up a little with an informal survey.

With all of this talk about broadband (mostly in reference to cable modems and xDSL), consumers have been tricked into actually believing that if it's faster than a modem then it's broadband.

I have a number in my head as to what I consider broadband. It's not an unreasonable number but it certainly does exceed what is available to the average consumer.

Oh wise nanogers, what speeds do we need to achieve for the average consumer before we truly have broadband?

I will try and keep track of all the numbers that you give you an average and I'll also give you the number I had in mind.

Regards,

Larry Diffey

**Incidentally, I am at this very moment wearing a t-shirt that says "Will work for bandwidth".

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