Report: Draft legislation implementing telecom component of Biden administration infrastructure initiative shuns fiber infra standard

 — The draft is likely to fuel renewed advocacy from consumer groups and anyone else hoping for ultra-fast fiber optic buildout, as it instead opts for lower minimum broadband speed thresholds (100 Megabits per second download over 20 Mbps upload would count as "underserved" for the $40 billion tentatively slated to go to the Commerce Department’s state grants, less than the fiber-focused minimums some Democrats wanted). 

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The asymmetrical 100/20 throughput vs. fiber distribution infrastructure standard is mirrored in a California budget bill enacted this week appropriating $2 billion in grant funding.