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identified that small businesses require a minimum speed of 50 Mbps to operate <br />point-of-sale terminals, manage inventory, and coordinate shipping. The GAO has <br />recommended the FCC reexamine the benchmark for broadband. As shown in <br />Figure 2, this would mean DSL (digital subscriber line which in most cases do not <br />meet the speed requirements to be considered broadband) services, as well as 4G <br />LTE cellular, would not qualify as broadband. <br />Identical download and upload speeds are termed "symmetric". But in most cases, <br />Magellan finds that download speeds far exceed upload speeds (i.e., "asymmetric"), <br />and typically, only download speeds are advertised. As businesses and consumers <br />publish increasing amounts of data -rich web content (videos, photographs, and <br />other social media), today's "slower" upload speeds will adversely affect the overall <br />user experience; thus, demand for faster upload speeds and symmetric services <br />will accelerate. <br />Where cited, costs will be classified as monthly recurring costs (MRC) or non- <br />recurring costs (NRC). Monthly recurring costs are fees for service representing <br />recurring payments which may or may not be part of a subscription toed to <br />committed service term. Non-recurring costs are typically required up front for <br />service installation. Quoted costs are exclusive of federal and local taxes, subscriber <br />fees, Universal Service fees, and equipment rental costs. Often, the existing <br />providers will also advertise teaser rates, good sometimes for only 6 months, then <br />revert to their usual rates. <br />Much of the data represented here is self-reported by the incumbent internet <br />service providers (ISPs) that serve Indian River County. These statistics measure <br />availability based on the vendor's ability to service the region's businesses or <br />residents as a percent of the total businesses or residences in the area. <br />BROADBAND AVAILABILITY <br />The major internet service provider for both residential and businesses in Indian <br />River County is Comcast, which indicates cable broadband coverage for more than <br />88% of the county.' AT&T provides internet access via digital subscriber line (DSL), <br />which is inherently slower but nominally able to cover more area. AT&T has fiber <br />' Source: Broadband Now.com <br />11 <br />www.MAGELLAN-ADVISORS.com 186 <br />