In the News Report: taxpayer-funded broadband a resounding failure
That’s a point echoed by Tom Struble, tech policy manager for R-Street Institute. He said his home internet clocks in at 150 megabits per second — less than one-sixth the speed of a gig — and he uses it heavily for streaming, downloading, and gaming.
“That’s great for me,” he said. “I get by fine on that connection and I’m a power user. If I had a gig I don’t know what I’d be doing with that extra data.”
