Re: sigs wanted for a response to the fcc's NOI for faster broadband speeds

Tom Mitchell <[email protected]> Fri, 1 Dec 2023 09:38:10 -0800
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Not sure we need the FCC telling us how to build products or run networks.
Seat belts are life-or-death, but bufferbloat is rarely fatal ;-)  Let it
be a point of differentiation.

-- Tom


On Thu, Nov 30, 2023 at 4:56=E2=80=AFPM Dave Taht <[email protected]> wro=
te:

> Over here:
>
>
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/19ADByjakzQXCj9Re_pUvrb5Qe5OK-QmhlYRLM=
BY4vH4/edit
>
> Us bufferbloat folk have been putting together a response to the FCC's
> NOI (notice of inquiry) asking for feedback as to increasing the
> broadband speeds beyond 100/20 Mbit.
>
> "Calls for further bandwidth increases are analogous to calling for
> cars to have top speeds of 100, 200, or 500 miles per hour. Without
> calling also for better airbags, bumpers, brakes, or steering wheels,
> (or roads designed to minimize travel delay), these initiatives will
> fail (and are failing) to meet the needs of present and future users
> of the internet."
>
> Comments (and cites) welcomed also! The text is still somewhat in flux...
>
>
> --
> :( My old R&D campus is up for sale: https://tinyurl.com/yurtlab
> Dave T=C3=A4ht CSO, LibreQos
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:trebuche=
t ms,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#0b5394">Not sure we need the FCC tel=
ling us how to build products or run networks.=C2=A0 Seat belts are life-or=
-death, but bufferbloat is rarely fatal ;-)=C2=A0 Let it be a point of diff=
erentiation.</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:trebuch=
et ms,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#0b5394"><br></div><div><div dir=3D"=
ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=
=3D"ltr"><span style=3D"color:rgb(11,83,148)">-- Tom</span></div></div></di=
v><br></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_=
attr">On Thu, Nov 30, 2023 at 4:56=E2=80=AFPM Dave Taht &lt;<a href=3D"mail=
to:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockq=
uote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1p=
x solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Over here:<br>
<br>
<a href=3D"https://docs.google.com/document/d/19ADByjakzQXCj9Re_pUvrb5Qe5OK=
-QmhlYRLMBY4vH4/edit" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://docs.goo=
gle.com/document/d/19ADByjakzQXCj9Re_pUvrb5Qe5OK-QmhlYRLMBY4vH4/edit</a><br=
>
<br>
Us bufferbloat folk have been putting together a response to the FCC&#39;s<=
br>
NOI (notice of inquiry) asking for feedback as to increasing the<br>
broadband speeds beyond 100/20 Mbit.<br>
<br>
&quot;Calls for further bandwidth increases are analogous to calling for<br=
>
cars to have top speeds of 100, 200, or 500 miles per hour. Without<br>
calling also for better airbags, bumpers, brakes, or steering wheels,<br>
(or roads designed to minimize travel delay), these initiatives will<br>
fail (and are failing) to meet the needs of present and future users<br>
of the internet.&quot;<br>
<br>
Comments (and cites) welcomed also! The text is still somewhat in flux...<b=
r>
<br>
<br>
-- <br>
:( My old R&amp;D campus is up for sale: <a href=3D"https://tinyurl.com/yur=
tlab" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://tinyurl.com/yurtlab</a><=
br>
Dave T=C3=A4ht CSO, LibreQos<br>
</blockquote></div>

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