WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Federal Communications Commission has voted to raise its baseline definition of broadband speeds. The FCC adopted the higher speeds as part of its annual assessment of how advanced telecommunications capabilities are being deployed across the U.S.
The Commission’s Report, issued pursuant to section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, raises the FCC’s benchmark for high-speed fixed broadband to download speeds of 100 megabits per second and upload speeds of 20 megabits per second. That marks a four-fold increase in speeds from the 25/3 Mbps benchmark set by the Commission in 2015.
