U.S. broadband providers have gotten away with shoddy speeds and restricted access because Americans consumers are pretty clueless about what they’re actually buying. A whopping 80 percent of broadband users in the United States do not know the speed of their own broadband connection, a Federal Communications Commission survey found. It’s no surprise, then, that the nation is stupidly happy with the suckiest broadband speeds on the planet. Even many third-worlders are rocking rich media faster than the richest American household.
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The US' Mobile Catch-Up Game Plan
Posted by: Pam Baker June 24, 2010 05:00 AMU.S. broadband providers have gotten away with shoddy speeds and restricted access because Americans consumers are pretty clueless about what they’re actually buying. A whopping 80 percent of broadband users in the United States do not know the speed of their own broadband connection, a Federal Communications Commission survey found. It’s no surprise, then, that the nation is stupidly happy with the suckiest broadband speeds on the planet. Even many third-worlders are rocking rich media faster than the richest American household.