Don't Think of an Elephant (Score 1)

It may be a mistake to get hung up on these definitions. Find and read the FCC documents to learn what these changes actually mean. There are finite limits to the speeds available in certain areas. That is just engineering. But this is not about that. This is about the way things are labeled, regardless of what is or is not available in your area. To the providers, it is about marketing. If they can say "high speed" and sell you dial up speed, then they will. Because people who do not participate in the discussion mostly do not have a clue. They will say, "That sounds nice," and pay their bill without questioning what they might have been able to get if they took the time to figure it out. The key to securing the change is to educate those masses of consumers in ways that will not overwhelm them by talking about the technology. Then those who do understand, can leverage the buying power of those who do not know. When people demand service, it becomes less expensive to sell them something they want, compared to not selling them anything at all and watching their wallets go over to the competition. There needs to be a middle ground, because someone has to repair and maintain the infrastructure. The tricky bit is getting them to act progressively about upgrading that infrastructure. Change is always going to be slow where the infrastructure is old.