Broadband now means 100Mbps download, 20Mbps upload

According to the US Federal Communications Commission, the new definition (benchmark) for fixed broadband is now pegged at a minimum 100Mbps download and 25Mbps upload. This used to be set at 25Mbps down and 3Mbps up since 2015 (or about 9 years ago).

यह नया बेंचमार्क जल्द ही हमारे अपने NTC द्वारा अपनाया जा सकता है और टेलीकॉम कंपनियां अब "ब्रॉडबैंड" शब्द का उपयोग नहीं कर सकतीं यदि उनके विज्ञापित सब्सक्रिप्शन प्लान 100Mbps के मानक से कम हो (उदाहरण के लिए, एक बेसिक 50Mbps प्लान को ब्रॉडबैंड कहा नहीं जा सकता)। बेशक, कुछ भी निश्चित नहीं है।

Do remember that the last time the NTC set a minimum broadband speed was for mobile in 2016 (Read: "NTC sets 256kbps as the minimum mobile broadband speed") and that was almost 8 years ago.

In our comparison article last year, some ISP broadband plans at still set at 30Mbps and 75Mbps. We'll be doing an updated one this year.