Why Is European broadband Faster and Cheaper? Blame the Government
Engadget, June 28, 2011
By Rick Karr
The nation that invented the internet ranks 16th in the world when it comes to the speed and cost of our broadband connections. It's not surprising that we lag behind such hacker havens as Sweden and Finland, nor densely-populated Asian nations like Japan and South Korea. But the U.S. also trails countries that are poor by European standards: Portugal is just ahead of us in 15th place; Italy is number 14. Why is the U.S. so far behind?
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