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posted by janrinok on Sunday October 10 2021, @11:04PM   Printer-friendly
from the I-feel-the-need-for-speed! dept.

People in the U.S. pay more for slower internet than European, Canadian, and Asian counterparts, according to the Open Technology Institute:

A survey conducted earlier this year by the Pew Research Center found that 7% of Americans lack access to reliable broadband. One reason for this may be how expensive internet access is in the U.S.

"People in the U.S. pay more for slower internet than people abroad," Open Technology Institute policy analyst Claire Park said. "For many consumers, the cost of getting online right now is simply too high and also too complicated."

The Open Technology Institute has been studying the price and speed of internet services advertised within the United States as well as abroad. Its 2020 Cost of Connectivity Report found that the average advertised monthly cost of internet in the U.S. is $68.38, which is higher than the average price of internet access for all of North America, Europe and Asia.

Outdated infrastructure in the U.S. may also be impeding internet access to millions of Americans, and lawmakers have been debating how to increase internet availability and performance.


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  • (Score: 2, Insightful) by fustakrakich on Monday October 11 2021, @02:58AM (3 children)

    by fustakrakich (6150) on Monday October 11 2021, @02:58AM (#1186058) Journal

    I price my labor in beer. In most countries about a case an hour oughta do it.

    Internet should be like the roads, common carrier dumb pipe paid for by taxes

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  • (Score: 2) by srobert on Monday October 11 2021, @01:54PM (1 child)

    by srobert (4803) on Monday October 11 2021, @01:54PM (#1186130)

    Beer is as good an index as any. So, how many cases of beer for a month of internet service?

    • (Score: 2) by krishnoid on Monday October 11 2021, @11:59PM

      by krishnoid (1156) on Monday October 11 2021, @11:59PM (#1186316)

      Sure, but I'd prefer the metric of, "If you drink beer while using the Internet in your country, what quality beer would it be for the beer-to-internet cost to be in parity? Please specify a price per bottle, or a brand if you prefer."

  • (Score: 2) by DannyB on Monday October 11 2021, @03:44PM

    by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Monday October 11 2021, @03:44PM (#1186166) Journal

    I price my labor according to number of tasks which can be avoided or delayed.

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