It seems other countries are enjoying better Internet service and speeds than the US, this seems strange given the fact many hi-tech companies hail from there.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/7329992.stmIn Manhattan people pay about $30 (£15) a month for a download speed of three megabits per second (Mbps) via a DSL line. Many people are very happy with that, until they realise what is going on elsewhere in the world. US broadband speeds are much slower than in many countries
"In Japan you can get 100 megabits for $35," says Selina Lo of Ruckus Wireless.
Public wi-fi efforts have also been held back. Several city governments have given up or reduced efforts to provide blanket coverage for their residents.
This is because they have been worn down with lawsuits and lobbyists working for the telephone companies, who want consumers to rely on expensive cell phone plans to access the net on the go.
America's sluggish progress on the broadband and wi-fi front may, ironically, be a result of being a leader in a past era.
Companies which invested heavily in hardware and infrastructure want to maintain the status quo.
This means keeping customers in the slow lane whilst reaping profits for as long as possible, even if it means putting the country's global high tech reputation at stake
This does seem the general trend in the US, lets hope that the future is not so short-term profit driven that even greater profit opportunities are lost.
