CTC Technology Report: Mobile Service Not an Adequate Substitute to Robust Wireline Broadband
(World News Science)

Today, the Communications Workers of America (CWA) submitted to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) an that demonstrates that wireless technologies are not adequate alternatives to robust wireline broadband. The report was prepared by engineers and analysts of CTC Technology & Energy. CWA submitted the report in response to the Commission`s annual inquiry about whether broadband is being deployed in a timely fashion. In that inquiry, the Commission seeks comment on whether wireless broadband is comparable to wireline broadband, and proposes to downgrade the definition of advanced broadband service from its current 25 Mbps/3 Mbps (upload/download) speed to 10/1 Mbps speed for...