r/pcmasterrace • u/FreeHugs23 • Aug 20 '26

News/Article FCC abolishes gigabit speed goal, suggesting it is unfair to slower technologies | FCC decides 1Gbps is too fast, standard must be “technologically neutral.”

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/08/fcc-abolishes-gigabit-speed-goal-suggesting-it-is-unfair-to-slower-technologies/
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u/CapableApartment7063 Aug 20 '26

This is simply so data centers can have more more more of the bandwidth. Japan is up to 1.2 petabytes/sec. The elite and the plumb dumb people that support them all need to go.

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u/Poland68 Aug 21 '26

Thanks to data centers and AI our drinking water is fucked, our electricity costs are skyrocketing, we can't buy RAM or SSDs for our PCs, and now we're gonna reverse 30 years of Internet commerce by throttling Internet speeds even if you pay for gigabit speeds. I have yet to see any aspect of my life improved by this fucking trillion dollar technology.

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u/toiletpaperisempty Aug 20 '26

Like others, I suspect this specific instance of corporate gaslighting isn't about data centers, but about making sure rural homes never have an option better than starlink.

A few decades ago, telecom companies were subsidized billions to build out infrastructure for the future of connectivity and they never delivered. Now money is going to be funneled directly to Elon's pockets under the guise of being the only option and savior that will finally bring the forgotten Americans in to the 21st century. He will, undoubtedly, not deliver either.

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u/CapableApartment7063 Aug 20 '26

I stand corrected.

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u/hitlicks4aliving Aug 21 '26

Yea daddy Elon can rail the forgotten Americans with $5,000 congestion charges