How Do You Define “Broadband”?

As the Federal Communications Commission works to create a plan to expand broadband access to Americans, it is trying to come up with a new definition for broadband.  AT&T recently submitted  its vision of broadband to the agency, a vision that ranks gaming as a lesser priority than, say, basic e-mail access.  Microsoft and other game makers, perhaps unsurprisingly, disagree with that view, arguing that the volume of online gaming activity suggests that consumers believe that, if they have internet access, they should be able to access what they want, whether via the web or via gaming consoles.