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If Speed Matters, Why Is American Broadband So Slow?

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on December 15, 2010 at 12:57 pm PT

The Communications Workers of America have completed their latest survey of broadband connections in the U.S., and if the point wasn’t already well-established, then they’re here to remind you: Broadband connections in America are slow, and service availability is lousy or non-existent in many areas.

The Median U.S. Broadband Speed? South Korea’s Divided by Four.

John Paczkowski in News on August 26, 2009 at 5:41 am PT

In South Korea, the average broadband download speed is 20.4 megabits per second. In Japan, it is 15.8 mbps. In Sweden, it’s 12.8 mbps. In The Netherlands, it’s 11 mbps. And in the United States, the country that invented the Internet? It’s 5.1.

The Median U.S. Broadband Speed? Finland's Divided by 10.

John Paczkowski in News on August 13, 2008 at 4:59 am PT

An estimated 15 percent of Americans still use dial-up to connect to the Internet. And they might as well. Because according to a new study by the Communication Workers of America, the typical real-time Internet connection speed in the United States isn’t that much faster.

The Median U.S. Broadband Speed? Finland’s Divided by 10.

John Paczkowski in News on August 13, 2008 at 4:59 am PT

An estimated 15 percent of Americans still use dial-up to connect to the Internet. And they might as well. Because according to a new study by the Communication Workers of America, the typical real-time Internet connection speed in the United States isn’t that much faster.