[SGVLUG] US lagging behind on broadband

[Christopher Smith]

On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 4:51 PM, matti <mathew_2000 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> This has a number of serious issues for us, including the ability for the US tech industry w/regards to innovation.
>
> "The results add weight to a growing body of evidence that suggests that the U.S. is lagging behind many of its international counterparts, most of whom have much higher levels of competition and, in turn, offer lower prices and faster Internet service. It suggests that policymakers need to re-evaluate our current policy approaches to increase competition and encourage more affordable high-speed Internet service in the U.S"
>
> The Cost of Connectivity
> A comparison of high-speed Internet prices in 22 cities worldwide
>     * By
>     * Hibah Hussain,
>     * Danielle Kehl,
>     * Benjamin Lennett,
>     * Chiehyu Li,
>     * Patrick Lucey,
>     * New America Foundation
> July 19, 2012 |
>
> http://oti.newamerica.net/publications/policy/the_cost_of_connectivity

Looking at this study, it appears to be working off of advertised
speeds. Even last mile speeds are misleading. I'm not sure to what
extent this has changed, but at least a decade ago, while you could
find much higher posted speeds in Europe and Asia, the bandwidth to
the backbone of the Internet was massively oversubscribed (this helped
fund Akamai's international business) as compared to their US
brethren.

Something to keep in mind when you process this information.

-- 
Chris