3Mbps down and 1Mbps up are inadequate bandwidth goals

So apparently there's some level of consensus getting entrenched among DC policy circles that setting the residential broadband bar at 3Mbps down and 1Mbps up is adequate.

Well I'm here today to refute that thinking, to show that this isn't enough bandwidth to support today's applications let alone tomorrow's, and to lay out the ramifications of what happens if we set inadequate goals for broadband. To start with, let's take a look at some of the apps that already exist today that need more than 3Mbps down and 1Mbps up...