Broadband not releasing in “reasonable and timely fashion” in US, finds FCC

According to Section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, the FCC is required to determine whether “advanced telecommunications capability,” otherwise known as broadband, is being made available to all Americans in a “reasonable and timely fashion.”

If the FCC finds that broadband isn't made available to Americans at their benchmark speed, the Act requires the FCC to “take immediate action” to speed deployment.

A summary of Chairman Wheeler’s draft of the 2016 Broadband Progress Report, has revealed that broadband still isn't being made available in at a reasonable pace. "While the nation continues to make progress in broadband deployment," read the report (via ArsTechnica). "Advanced telecommunications capability is not being deployed in a reasonable and timely fashion to all Americans."

According to the Chairman Wheeler's draft, around 34 million Americans (10 percent of the country) "still lack access to fixed broadband at the FCC’s benchmark speed of 25Mbps for downloads, 3Mbps for uploads."

The report include all home Internet services, including DSL, cable, fiber, satellite, and Wireless Internet Service Providers. The full report on Broadband Progress will be available after an FCC vote on January 28.