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There’s no way to be polite about the state of US broadband. Study after study has shown that the country is falling behind not only other developed nations, but is now lagging developing countries as well. Free Press has published a report that sticks it to the incumbent-backed sock puppet think tank industry that wants people to believe that everything’s just fine. There’s no way to be polite about the state of US broadband. Study after study has shown that…

How much are people around the world paying per megabit for broadband access? The Telegraph (UK) says Brits are paying 17 times more than Swedes and 7 times more than the French. How much are people around the world paying per megabit for broadband access? The Telegraph (UK) says Brits are paying £5.60 a month for each megabit per second (Mbps), which is 17 times more than Swedes and 7 times more than the French.

Dirk van der Woude put…

China accounted for more than one third of the new DSL connections in Asia, but the growth in India has been disappointing. This can have serious repercussions for venture capital firms investing in India and for the Indian film industry, according to Om Malik. China accounted for more than one third of the new DSL connections in Asia, but the growth in India has been disappointing. This can have serious repercussions for venture capital firms investing in India and for…

Whatever happened to Al Gore’s Information Superhighway? Apparently, the fast lane isn’t being laid out for Americans. Swedes, Koreans, Japanese and the French have, on the average, faster broadband. And the average US upload speed: 371 Kbps. “The average broadband download speed in the US is only 1.9 megabits per second, compared to 61 Mbps in Japan, 45 Mbps in South Korea, 18 Mbps in Sweden, 17 Mpbs in France, and 7 Mbps in Canada” and “the average upload speed…

Dailywireless profiles the ten most connected cities in the world and, no surprise, Seoul takes the top spot. Find out if your city is among the top ten. The Dailywireless most connected cities are:

(1) Seoul (2) Taipei (3) Tokyo (4) Hongkong (5) Singapore (6) Stockholm (7) Various muni projects in the US: St. Cloud, Mountain View, Corpus Christi, Tempe (8) Paris (9) Shoreditch (10) Silicon Valley

The criteria: cheap, high-speed access, depth of usage, and use of novel technologies. I don’t…