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It's definitely expensive (2014 data): https://www.broadbandsearch.net/blog/internet-costs-compared-worldwide https://www.broadbandsearch.net/blog/internet-cost
by lelandfe 5y ago
It's definitely expensive (2014 data): https://www.broadbandsearch.net/blog/internet-costs-compared-worldwide https://www.broadbandsearch.net/blog/internet-costs-compared...
> the United States ranks second on the list of OECD countries, behind only Mexico, for most expensive internet prices
> When we look at Europe as a whole, we can see that the United States pays more for broadband internet access than any other country on the continent; in fact, rates in the US are more than double the average
- ekianjo 5y ago> > the United States ranks second on the list of OECD countries, behind only Mexico, for most expensive internet prices Looking at absolute cost is not a good metric. You have to factor the cost vs the median purchasing power otherwise the comparison is meaningless.
- lelandfe 5y agoThat's a great point!
- yywwbbn 5y agoSurely Canada must be worse? At least for consumers.
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- Karunamon 5y agoI don’t think data that is eight years old is really relevant anymore, especially on a technical topic like this. Is there anything newer? I'd expect prices for bandwidth to decrease over time.
- hansel_der 5y agowholesale connectivity is getting cheaper, but consumer bandwidth cost is largely driven by last mile cost, where not that much has changed in the last decade (docsis3 has made cable somewhat tolerable and falling optics prices have made ftth attainable) .