FCC Chairman Proposes 100 mbps Speeds By 2020
Federal Communications Commission Chairman, Julius Genachowski is proposing a National Broadband Plan that will expand high speed Internet service to most American homes. On Tuesday, while speaking in Washington D.C. at the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners conference, Genachowski offered his “100 Squared” initiative which would bring 100 mega-bite-per-second broadband to 100 million U.S. homes by 2020.
During the conference Genachowski suggested that the U.S. aim beyond 100 mbps speeds. He praised Google’s plan for gigabit fiber broadband access as the sort of innovation we need to focus on.
Genachowski can acknowledge how difficult this plan may be. During the conference Genachowski noted, “In this rough global competition, the robustness of our nation’s broadband ecosystem is going to play a vital role in determining where innovation occurs and who will most benefit from it”.
The economic aspect is being overshadowed by the fact that most U.S. homes do not have the capability to use broadband as a tool. The limitation of the current technologies will prevent 100 mbps speeds anytime soon. To have access to speeds of 100 mbps or more, consumers would need access to DOCSIS 3.0 cable internet, or some sort of fiber connectivity like Verizon’s FiOS service. These technologies are not widely available and speeds can vary depending on where they may be implemented.
Genachowski believes this initiative is important to the economic health of the nation and the over all condition of the American people. He made this clear when he said, “To meet the imperatives of global competitiveness and enduring job creation, we must have broadband networks of such unsurpassed excellence that they will empower American entrepreneurs and innovators to build and expand businesses here in the United States,” adding, “we must lead the world in creating opportunity. And unrivaled opportunity means that every American must have access to broadband at a speed sufficient for meaningful use, no matter where they live or how much money they make”.
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