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The U.S. is falling behind in the race to the online future [video]
- ck2 15y agoBetter title: Broadband providers fighting against open market competition in US while promoting it in UK Very good segment to watch.
- anigbrowl 15y agoIt's remarkable that that competition has managed to emerge under a Labour government in the UK (which inherited a privatized telecom market from the Conservatives around 1995, albeit with only a few B2C competitors), and the stereotypically bureaucratic EU. Meanwhile here in San Francisco I get junk mail from Comcast every month offering internet + voice for 'only' $80/month (for the first 6 months, then I get to pay $100). Awesome.* * not actually awesome
- ck2 15y agoI'm paying nearly $40 for only 3mbps with a 50gb cap. There's essentially a duopoly in my city, which is why.
- anigbrowl 15y agoJust watched this report, it's essential viewing for anyone in the US. Why is it that the UK has 400 broadband providers and residential prices start at $6/month? Bonus: Harvard Berkman center report on broadband trends http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/sites/cyber.law.harvard.edu/files/Berkman_Center_Broadband_Final_Report_15Feb2010.pdf http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/sites/cyber.law.harvard.edu/fil...
- joelhaus 15y agoI'd like to hear a more full rebuke of the written response from ATT: http://www-tc.pbs.org/wnet/need-to-know/files/2011/05/10-May-2011-Rick-Karr-Response.pdf http://www-tc.pbs.org/wnet/need-to-know/files/2011/05/10-May... Verizon's response basically states that they don't want more competition: http://www-tc.pbs.org/wnet/need-to-know/files/2011/05/verizon-redacted.pdf http://www-tc.pbs.org/wnet/need-to-know/files/2011/05/verizo...