![]() (Basic functions: email, browsing, basic video, VoIP, Internet radio) Here’s the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) handy chart: In 2018, general household Internet use requires at least a 25 Mbps download capacity so that we can all use the Internet without disrupting each other. Technology has advanced, and now that seems ridiculous. #1 /Turn off that video! I need to make a phone call!/īack in the day, we used to accept that accessing the Internet meant we couldn’t make phone calls. While lobbyists for big ISPs argue the 25/3 standard is too high, 25 Mbps (download) and 3 Mbps (upload) is a reasonable minimum standard for broadband in 2018. From a mere 200 kilobits per second (Kbps) in download speed in 1996 to 25 megabits per second (Mbps) in 2015, it’s also important to remember that download speed is only part of the definition. The definition of “broadband” has changed over the years to reflect the way we use the Internet.
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