[rayiner]

> The incumbents are not building out new capacity or upgrading, which is why the whole conversation is happening.

Your assertion is false. https://www.vox.com/2018/12/12/18134899/internet-broafband-f... ("Finally some good news: The internet is getting faster, especially fixed broadband internet. Broadband download speeds in the U.S. rose 35.8 percent and upload speeds are up 22 percent from last year, according to internet speed-test company Ookla in its latest U.S. broadband report... As of October, the U.S. ranked seventh in the world in broadband.").

Where I live, you can get Comcast's "gigabit" service, which is over provisioned to 1.45 gbps (if you've got a cable modem with a 2.5 gbps port): https://www.reddit.com/r/Comcast/comments/kx1t4o/gigabit_pla...

[lotsofpulp]

I won't be able to take those claims seriously until Comcast (and other cable internet providers) start advertising upload bandwidth.

Look at these landing pages for supposed gigabit internet from coaxial internet providers:

https://www.xfinity.com/gig https://www.optimum.com/internet/fiber https://www.cox.com/residential/internet/gigabit.html

Not a single mention of upload bandwidth anywhere.

Now look at fiber providers:

https://www.centurylink.com/home/fiber/ https://www.verizon.com/home/fios-fastest-internet/ http://chattanoogagig.com