schizoidman@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoChina is quietly pushing ahead with massive 50,000Mbps broadband rollout to leapfrog rest of the world on internet speedswww.techradar.comexternal-linkmessage-square164fedilinkarrow-up1398arrow-down133file-text
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minus-squareAA5B@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-25 hours agoWait, there are regulations about advertising true speed? Does ComCast know? Does AT&T?
minus-squareshastaxc@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 hours agoIt may be only loosely enforced with fines but there are FTC rules that all online marketing must follow https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/resources/advertising-marketing-internet-rules-road It does and up helping a little bit. I’m addition to government fines, they also risk class action lawsuits from their customers. I’m willing to bet this is more of a hurdle than China has for state owned companies.
Wait, there are regulations about advertising true speed? Does ComCast know? Does AT&T?
It may be only loosely enforced with fines but there are FTC rules that all online marketing must follow https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/resources/advertising-marketing-internet-rules-road
It does and up helping a little bit. I’m addition to government fines, they also risk class action lawsuits from their customers. I’m willing to bet this is more of a hurdle than China has for state owned companies.