Why America Won't Match Sweden's Cheap, Fast, Competitive Internet Services

Posted by Soulskill on Wednesday October 8, 2014 @03:48AM from the not-enough-enmity-for-the-finns dept.

ashshy writes: Swedish Internet services run both cheaper and faster than American ones. For example, many Swedes can pay about $40 a month for 100/100 mbps, choosing between more than a dozen competing providers. It's all powered by a nationwide web of municipal networks in direct competition with ex-government telecom Telia's fiber backbone. The presence of regional government in the Swedish data stream makes many Americans uncomfortable, to say nothing of the very different histories between these backbone buildouts. The Motley Fool explains how the Swedish model developed, and why the U.S. is unlikely ever to follow suit.

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Political Vent by Tablizer · 2014-10-08 04:08 · Score: -1, Flamebait

Let's face it, some semi-socialist nations are kicking our economic and infrastructure butt. The neanderthal* conservatives are holding the USA back, letting poorly regulated near-monopolies buy out the competition and then kick back, slack off, and buy elections.
* My apologies to neanderthals. It's just a saying.

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