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Poor people should get slower internet speeds, American ISPs tell FCC

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What does "broadband" get you these days?

Sure, some entertainment but mostly it's just faster fake news - us old farts grew up on 110/300 baud connections and were thrilled when they released the 1200 baud modems.

I'm not advocating slower speeds, but think about what fast internet has done to us... I used to enjoy sitting back drinking a beer or two while waiting for a file to download ... but those days are gone now. Fast download speeds mean that bloat doesn't matter anymore, broadcast TV is dying because targeted adverts work better with internet connections - faster speed are a double edged sword.

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