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Most major U.S. cities are wired as good as it can be. First of all, almost every single major city in the U.S. has either cable or DSL. With DSL, some people in those major cities cannot go past 3mbps. With cable, they can get up to 15mb max but with a much higher price.
In Korea, Europe, Japan, or even China, they are getting 100mbs+ symmetrical lines into their HOME. In Japan, you can get a gigabit line into your home for a reasonable cost.
In the U.S., you're lucky to have 3mbps even if you are living in the major city. If you want something like a 100/100 symmetrical line, you'll have to look into OC and be prepared to shell out a few grand a month.
Why is it that other countries have FAR superior offerings for far less cost, and have had them for far longer than the US even had DSL and cable.
The reason the US is doing poorly on this list is not because we don't have fast standards and infrustructure available to us. It's because our government refuses to let us tap into it and use it.
The FCC limits the signal strength of any radio communications. They limit the amount of power that radio communications can carry. How are we supposed to deploy any sort of WiMAX network with these kinds of regulations?
These are some of the comments people posted on dailytech after reading the article? What is your opinion on this?
Most major U.S. cities are wired as good as it can be. First of all, almost every single major city in the U.S. has either cable or DSL. With DSL, some people in those major cities cannot go past 3mbps. With cable, they can get up to 15mb max but with a much higher price.
In Korea, Europe, Japan, or even China, they are getting 100mbs+ symmetrical lines into their HOME. In Japan, you can get a gigabit line into your home for a reasonable cost.
In the U.S., you're lucky to have 3mbps even if you are living in the major city. If you want something like a 100/100 symmetrical line, you'll have to look into OC and be prepared to shell out a few grand a month.
Why is it that other countries have FAR superior offerings for far less cost, and have had them for far longer than the US even had DSL and cable.
The reason the US is doing poorly on this list is not because we don't have fast standards and infrustructure available to us. It's because our government refuses to let us tap into it and use it.
The FCC limits the signal strength of any radio communications. They limit the amount of power that radio communications can carry. How are we supposed to deploy any sort of WiMAX network with these kinds of regulations?
These are some of the comments people posted on dailytech after reading the article? What is your opinion on this?
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