# FCC abolishes # gigabit speed goal, suggesting it is unfair to slower technologies FCC decides 1Gbps is too fast, standard must be “technologically neutral.” Republican # BrendanCarr , who is now th
# FCC abolishes # gigabit speed goal, suggesting it is unfair to slower technologies FCC decides 1Gbps is too fast, standard must be “technologically neutral.” Republican # BrendanCarr , who is now the FCC chairman, never liked that long-term goal. He proposed abolishing it last year, and the change was finalized on August 14 in the FCC’s latest broadband deployment report. The reports are mandate