The FCC is opening a new proceeding to investigate the state of telecommunications in America, and as part of that effort the agency will seek comment on how mobile networks should perform across the country. Specifically, the FCC will investigate whether wireless carriers should provide 5 Mbps downloads/1 Mbps uploads, 10 Mbps downloads/3 Mbps uploads, or some other speed. The goal, the agency said, is to determine “whether advanced telecommunications capability is being deployed,” as required by the Telecommunications Act of 1996.

The FCC conducted a similar proceeding last year, and it released a report based on that proceeding earlier this year. The agency’s “2018 Broadband Deployment Report,” released in February, concluded that broadband deployment was proceeding at a “reasonable and timely” manner, at least based on the parameters laid out for that report. This year’s proceeding will determine the parameters for next year’s report.