The FCC says that by 2020 it aims to ensure universal access at a speed of 4 megabits per second (Mbps), a fairly feeble target.

FCC说计划到2020年确保实现4M/秒的普遍覆盖，可谓一个相当保守的目标。

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These early optical systems were capable of sending information at a rate of hundreds of megabits per second (Mbps), but customers usually wanted only about 10mbps, says Stephen Patrick of Cablefree.

这些早期的光学通信系统能以每秒百兆的速度传送信息，但是客户常常只需要10兆左右，Cablefree公司的Stephen Patrick这样说。

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The plan has set a goal of 4 Mbps (megabits per second) download of universal coverage around the country by 2020, which it says would support the basic usage of e-mail, downloading web pages and simple video conferencing.

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Such services would start at speeds of 100 megabits per second (mbps), said Mr Helsen.

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Results: At 2.27 megabits per second (mbps), the pigeons handily trumped the 1.5 mbps speed of a typical DSL connection.

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