Recently, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to
upgrade the nation’s minimum broadband speed from 25 Mbps
download / 3 Mbps upload to 100 Mbps download / 20 Mbps upload to
better reflect the broadband needs of households.
The newly established benchmark follows precedent set in current
federal grant programs supporting broadband deployment
initiatives (such as the National Telecommunications and
Information Administration’s Broadband Equity, Access, and
Deployment (BEAD) Program). CSAC supports this upgrade to the
nation’s minimum broadband speed for a better, faster, more
robust system of communication for the residents of California
counties.
