The fact that our broadband level is lower than other countries' doesn't mean that it is "bad." Here's an alternate theory that explains the difference: Other

The fact that our broadband level is lower than other countries' doesn't mean that it is "bad." Here's an alternate theory that explains the difference: Other countries have governments that like spending excess amount of money on things. One of those things is internet access. (This isn't the only reason -- we could use a more competitive marketplace.) There does exist a level of broadband at which point it's not worth increasing the level of broadband any more. Does anybody make the argument that we are below that level? What are we going to do with more broadband? Watch movies at higher resolution? What a life-changing experience that will be! There are definitely more interesting ways in which higher amounts of broadband could change the way we use the Internet, but right now the limiting factor is imagination and distribution channels, not bandwidth.