Wonderful News About U.S. Broadband

As if it wasn't bad enough, the U.S. has now slipped to 15th in total broadband access. YES!

Twenty-six countries have advertised DSL speeds, putting the US just ahead of Mexico, Turkey, and Poland. Now, in addition to the billions of dollars in money that we give illegals, they can now experience a faster and less expensive Internet experience. Viva la telco!

Most of us remember the $200 million telco green weenie. Even now, as technology is getting cheaper, we are still engaged in a backslide.

"The fastest advertised download speed in the US was 50 Mbps, half of what is available in Finland, France, South Korea and Sweden, and dwarfed by 1Gbps available in Japan." - Via Jason Lee Miller

I am sorry if I continue to beat this dead horse. I am just tired of the lack of Internet options and the abysmal speeds that I have to put up with. It is only going to get worse until the US embraces a fundamental thinking shift and is willing to embrace a national technology policy and a large scope broadband integration policy. Until then, we will continue to fall short in our technology offerings and will continue to loose our advantage and our ability to compete in the global market.

OK, I am done ranting now. I am off to the woods for the weekend and I'll be back on Tuesday! I do have a post planned for tomorrow with a great ad from 1965 so make sure you check back. Have a good Memorial Day Weekend everyone!