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On its webpage, NCTA says you can add "10G" to

Aug. 4, 2018 by Kenneth Newton

On its webpage, NCTA says you can add "10G" to any broadband service you offer, including 2G, and the service will immediately be ready for customers. In other words, the service will be available to all, regardless of your state of residence.

"We believe that the new 10G technology is the future of wireless Internet, and that all of us are looking forward to its continued use and its continued advancement in our communities," said Michael O'Connell, NCTA executive vice president and senior vice president. "For more than a decade, the industry has been promoting a new technology that will revolutionize the way we connect our homes and businesses with a better Internet experience."

Cable and internet companies, such as Comcast, have been lobbying Congress for 10G. NCTA also created a $10 million grant program for research and development on the technology and has called for the federal government to contribute $1 million to $2 million in the program.

There has been a push for 10G to be part of the Federal Communications Commission's broadband guidelines. In October, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler said that the agency has "included a number of important guidelines for broadband investment and that's a sign that we're finally starting to see that the industry can support broadband innovation."

That same summer, National Cable and Telecommunications Association (NCTA) President Larry O'Connor criticized the FCC for blocking a proposal from the White House to roll out broadband fiber to rural areas. O'Connor also said that the FCC could not approve the proposal because it wouldn't work with existing networks.

"The FCC has been in a position where they've been using its power for the last decade to make sure that it's not part of their plans without ever bringing it back up," O'Connor said at the time.

In the same interview, NCTA President and CEO Mike Brown said that the FCC and government should join forces to make sure that a new 10G fiber network can be built. He also called for the FCC to be able to block any and all 10G networks if they choose to.

He also said the government should be able to block any 11G networks and give up its authority to regulate all and any of them.

"This is an issue that we're not going to be able to ignore. This is an issue that we have to address," Brown said.

However, Brown said the FCC should not just block the networks if they want to keep them in the network because they have to. He