The Pathetic State of Broadband in America


	The Pathetic State of Broadband in America

RayWatkins

5-14-2009 3:33 PM

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On top of that, the <A target="_blank" href="http://www.websiteoptimization.com/bw/0809/">US lags</A> in <A class="iAs" classname="iAs" href="#" target="_blank" itxtdid="9177983">broadband</A> penetration. Compared to the rest of the world, we're 19th. Even the UK, with its aging telecomm infrastructure, is ahead of the US in overall broadband penetration.
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Some of the <A class="iAs" classname="iAs" href="#" target="_blank" itxtdid="8722183">data</A> is mixed, though. DSL pricing is roughly at parity in Asia Pacific, Europe, and the US. But DSL pricing doesn't tell the whole picture. Fiber optic infrastructure is a major factor in Japan and Korea, for example, though DSL is still the major pipe of choice in Europe.
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