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WISPs Support FCC's Updated Broadband Speed Standard

The Wireless ISP Association threw its support behind the FCC's updated broadband speed standard of 100/20 Mbps that the commissioners approved Thursday (see 2403140050). “Though current average use falls below that number, especially on the upload side, it provides a…

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sound standard to accord with actual growth in broadband demand for the foreseeable future,” said Louis Peraertz, WISPA vice president-policy. It “lays a consistent and achievable benchmark for government support pegged to that standard -- one which allows all types of ISPs to meaningfully access such programs where desired,” Peraertz said.