In setting speed targets for broadband connections to...

In setting speed targets for broadband connections to schools and libraries, the FCC should ensure that its goals are not “quickly outdated,” ISP Sunesys told officials from the Wireline Bureau and the Office of Strategic Planning Monday, an ex parte filing said (http://bit.ly/1aVSFu0). “In approximately five years 100 Mbps may be viewed as 56 kbps is today,” Sunesys said, saying it already delivers at least 1 Gbps to every school district or library it connects to, and some of its customers are already requesting 10 Gbps. Sunesys discussed the “future-proof benefits of fiber,” and recommended the FCC allow five-year contracts under the E-rate program, as well as encourage consortium applications for high-speed broadband.