I'm all for the availability of cheaper plans, but this seems to be about ISPs getting broadband subsidies to provide people with less than broadband speeds.
As a baseline, how about just 400 kilobits/second, but: symmetric, under 60 ms latency to 48 states, packet loss of less than 1% for any size packet when not exceeding 400 kilobits/second (to 48 states), latency that doesn't increase under load, and less than 5 hours of downtime per customer per year.
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Why shouldn't someone who doesn't use Netflix religiously, stream video or torrent files endlessly get a cheaper plan?
As a baseline, how about just 400 kilobits/second, but: symmetric, under 60 ms latency to 48 states, packet loss of less than 1% for any size packet when not exceeding 400 kilobits/second (to 48 states), latency that doesn't increase under load, and less than 5 hours of downtime per customer per year.