The US has a well developed and competitive national backbone market. When building networks the geographical extremities of the nation do not matter, only the

The US has a well developed and competitive national backbone market. When building networks the geographical extremities of the nation do not matter, only the distance to the closest point of presence. Europe and the US are not that dissimilar in geographical extent or population density, so neither of these can be used as convincing arguments for American exceptionalism. The fact remains that the US is just that dysfunctional compared to Europe.