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US Does Surprisingly Well in Internet Survey

Posted by Zonk on from the oh-man-we're-good-at-something-awesome dept.

Herman's hermit writes "A new report from the World Economic Forum ranks the US number four when it comes to 'network readiness,' despite the fact that the same report has the US 17th broadband subscribers and 19th in bandwidth. 'While good news overall for the US, which is poised to take full advantage of information technology gains, the report probably won't change many minds when it comes to talking specifically about US broadband deployment.'"

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  1. Re:Large by electrictroy · · Score: 5, Interesting

    >>>"The US does not have a low population density"

    Oh really? I challenge you to drive from NYC to California on I-80, and then repeat that statement. You won't be able to, because then you'll come to realize what I have realized from my cross-country journeys:

    - The U.S. is one large cornfield, sprinkled with a few cities here and there.

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    The government is not your daddy. Its purpose is not to raid middle-class neighbors' wallets and give it to you.