Comments on: The Median U.S. Broadband Speed? Finland's Divided by 10.

By: U.S. Broadband Growth Slowest in Eight Years [Digital Daily] | UpOff.com

U.S. Broadband Growth Slowest in Eight Years [Digital Daily] | UpOff.com — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:23:51 +0000

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Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:19:09 +0000

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By: Korea: Come for the Soju, Stay for the Broadband | John Paczkowski | Digital Daily | AllThingsD

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 17:30:29 +0000

[...] typical real-time Internet connection speed in the United States is a mortifying 2.35 megabits per second, so it’s particularly galling to hear that Korea, which already offers its citizens broadband [...]

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Obama Rural Internet | Treasury of Wisdom — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:20:36 +0000

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By: Stan Lepeak

Stan Lepeak — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:02:56 +0000

Not to defend by any means US ISP’s, but recall, however, you can fit the entire country of Finland in Montana with room to spare and its entire population does not meet the level of NYC. And its total taxation levels for many exceed 50%. So hardly an “apples to apples” comparison.

By: David Owens

David Owens — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:37:30 +0000

Depressing as stories like this are, we need more info. For example, how many carriers are there? One, or many, like here, and indifferent to the needs of their customers? What is the actual size of the net in Finland? The entire country or just a few cities? Same for Korea.
I would like to switch to Verizon Fios but they aren’t in my neighborhood yet, and nobody knows when they will be. If ever.

By: Thomas Lidforss

Thomas Lidforss — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:40:28 +0000

I think there is a parallel to this and the general lack of interest in the importance of having new infrastructure in USA. I consider the Telecom Act of 1996 the beginning of the end of USA importance from a communications point of view. I wish somebody in Washington DC will wake up before it is too late.

By: Eric Welch

Eric Welch — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:00:44 +0000

Last year I found a place slower than the US. No, Jaipur and Surat (not to mention Mumbai) India was way faster than anything I have seen here in Southern California.

That place I found slower? The Karafuu hotel on the east coast of the island of Zanzibar.