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America's Not So Up to Speed

Posted by Zonk on from the tortoise-only-wins-it-so-long dept.

indiejade writes "According to The Broadband Life, the U.S. has quite a way to go before catching up to countries such as South Korea, Japan and even Canada when it comes to percentage of the population enjoying high-speed internet access. 'In 2000, the U.S. ranked third in Net users connecting at high-speed among the top-30 world economies. The next year it fell to fourth. Now it's 11th,' the article said." Commentary on this is also available at Foreign Affairs and The New York Times.

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  1. SHUT UP by RzUpAnmsCwrds · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Damn, this is getting annoying. Broadband penetration is lower in the US - WE GET IT. It's been discussed EXTENSIVELY on Slashdot.

    There's no need for 500 articles about slow XP-SP2 adoption or an article every Black Tuesday about new Microsoft patches.

    Report the story, then SHUT UP unless you have relevant new details. The linked article didn't say anything that anyone who has read Slashdot in the last year wouldn't already know.

    It's like a dupe, but more annoying. You've beat the subject into the ground. Give it up.