Is U.S. broadband access truly lagging?

Iria · Jul 17, 2007, 08:27 PM

Source: News.com
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An ever-popular lament among U.S. politicians and regulators in recent years is that the nation is falling behind its foreign counterparts in delivering widespread broadband access to its citizens.

For instance, the latest oft-quoted statistics compiled by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) ranked the United States 15th out of 30 as of last December, with 19.6 broadband subscribers per 100 inhabitants and more than 58 million total subscribers.

But a new paper (PDF) by a Washington think tank challenges the assertion that the United States is doing so poorly.

Jul 17, 2007, 08:27 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 87	Is U.S. broadband access truly lagging? Source: News.com _______ An ever-popular lament among U.S. politicians and regulators in recent years is that the nation is falling behind its foreign counterparts in delivering widespread broadband access to its citizens. For instance, the latest oft-quoted statistics compiled by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) ranked the United States 15th out of 30 as of last December, with 19.6 broadband subscribers per 100 inhabitants and more than 58 million total subscribers. But a new paper (PDF) by a Washington think tank challenges the assertion that the United States is doing so poorly.