“This standard is not only outdated, it masks the extent to which low-income neighborhoods and rural communities are being left offline and left behind.”
The FCC set broadband at 25/3 Mbps in 2015 and never touched it again. Eight years later it proposes 100/20, and only as a notice of inquiry. A low bar lets carriers count slow DSL as served and lets the agency report that deployment is going fine. Rural and low-income users paid for that number for eight years.