Friday, August 13, 2010

Blog: Why bandwidth matters

www.speedmatters.com

The United States' position in the global economy is dependent on our commitment to improving our broadband infrastructure and increasing bandwidth.

Bandwidth matters because the speed of our Internet connection affects how well we compete in today's digitally-enabled and interconnected global economy.

Over the past decade, America has steadily fallen behind its developed peers in the speed and reach of its broadband Internet network. A recent global study ranked the United States twenty-third in broadband development, far behind leaders South Korea, Hong Kong and the Netherlands. Twenty-third may even be too rosy a projection — According to Speed Matters' numbers, the United States is twenty-eighth internationally.

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