Well, honestly, if you really want to go down the “need vs. want” road, 100 percent of the folks on this list would be out of a job.
What are genuine needs? Food/water, clothing and shelter. That’s it. Even the last two are somewhat negotiable if you get right down to it. ---- Andy Ringsmuth 5609 Harding Drive Lincoln, NE 68521-5831 (402) 304-0083 a...@andyring.com “Better even die free, than to live slaves.” - Frederick Douglas, 1863 > On May 29, 2021, at 7:48 AM, Mike Hammett <na...@ics-il.net> wrote: > > Need vs. want. > > > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions > http://www.ics-il.com > > Midwest-IX > http://www.midwest-ix.com > > From: "Baldur Norddahl" <baldur.nordd...@gmail.com> > To: "NANOG" <nanog@nanog.org> > Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2021 3:49:01 AM > Subject: Re: New minimum speed for US broadband connections > > I am in Europe / Denmark. The EU has defined broadband to be 100 Mbps > download with nothing specified for upload. The goal is for everyone to have > access to broadband by 2025. > > Such definitions do help those in rural areas. In fact this is precisely > useful for those that do not currently have access. It helps to make goals > and to measure how we are progressing. > > All current technologies can deliver broadband, including DSL, coax, 5G and > fixed wireless. But maybe not without investment. That DSL plant might need > upgrading to the latest VDSL and cabinets closer to the customer. The coax > might need upgrades etc. But that is the point. Providers will need to invest > to be able to claim broadband. > > On the other hand a soft easy broadband definition is useless in my opinion. > Then everyone has broadband, hurray, but many have slow internet and nothing > is going to be done because it is broadband! > > Regards > > Baldur
