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communications workers of America

Defining “Broadband” and “Underserved”

$7.2 billion in stimulus money has been earmarked by Congress for spending on broadband service and underserved areas. Thus is born a conundrum that is becoming virtually unsolvable. What exactly does "broadband" mean? According to ATT, it's anything not dialup. To others, like the Communications Workers of America, it is anything over 3 mb. And since our median "broadband" speed