Lowenstein: Should spectrum be free? - FierceWireless

Now, let's look at the fixed broadband side of the world. The average household has a choice of two broadband networks, one cable and one telco (DSL or fiber).

About 5 percent of households have no access to broadband and another 5 percent are "underserved" (defined by me as getting less than 1 Mbps downlink). We are actually behind several countries in broadband, both in terms of availability (percentage of homes covered) and capability (speed and other performance metrics)...