[Info-vax] US Broadband

[Alan Frisbie]

On 03/02/2015 08:11 AM, Stephen Hoffman wrote:
> On 2015-03-02 14:45:08 +0000, Jan-Erik Soderholm said:
>
>> I just looked up Sweden and all but a few *very* low populated
 >> areas in the far north has 10 Mb/s or better to over 90% of
 >> households.
>>
>> The governements goal is that at least 90% of all households
 >> and business will have 100 Mb/s via fiber at year 2020.
>
> In my experience, United States broadband speeds and coverage are
 > not particularly comparable to that of countries that consider
 > broadband to be a competitive advantage or to be a regional or
 > national priority...

Yeah, tell me about it.   I live within sight of Los Angeles City Hall,
yet all I can get is 768 Kbps U-Verse from AT&T, unless I want to pay
$440/month for a T1 line.

Alan Frisbie