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Worldwide State of Broadband - S Korea, Japan Lead

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the no-surprises-here dept.

Geek of the Week writes "No surprise here, a report by the International Telecommunications Union shows the US lagging in broadband adoption. S Korea and Japan lead with between 60 and 70% of S Korean households wired for speed, with Japan catching up quickly. The U.S. ranks 11th. Story here and the full press release can be found on the ITU website. Having traveled through Asia for business I can't say I'm surprised, but it is disappointing that the availability and price are in such sorry states here in the U.S."

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  1. And here's what I hate by FxChiP · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    "If you can't afford broadband, you don't deserve to have a computer." -Something I've heard many times.

    What a bullshit thing to say. Everyone definitely needs a way to the internet, and the mass influx of information. Plus, certain schools and businesses require you to have a computer to do certain things.

    The reason I mention this is that the reason people are still using dialup is because dialup is still cheaper than broadband. Maybe in the future, when broadband prices go on because it's easier to have here, then and possibly only then will dialup ever be replaced.

    (and don't give me that Comcast offer BS where it's about the same price as dialup - that only works for a month or so, after that they jack up the price to normal).