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People in the U.S. Pay More for Slower Internet Than European, Canadian, and Asian Counterparts

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

upstart writes:

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Outdated infrastructure in the U.S. may also be impeding internet access to millions of Americans, and lawmakers have been debating how to increase internet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) by mcgrew on Monday October 11 2021, @03:10PM (2 children)

    by mcgrew (701) <publish@mcgrewbooks.com> on Monday October 11 2021, @03:10PM (#1186153) Homepage Journal

    I was happy with it until I got a 4k TV. 4k needs 25 megs.

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  • (Score: 5, Funny) by DannyB on Monday October 11 2021, @03:51PM (1 child)

    by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Monday October 11 2021, @03:51PM (#1186171) Journal

    If you would like to be notified when internet service will be offered in your area, please enter your email address in the box below.

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    • (Score: 2) by krishnoid on Tuesday October 12 2021, @12:12AM

      by krishnoid (1156) on Tuesday October 12 2021, @12:12AM (#1186319)

      Funny you say that, but you can imagine that in a lot of developing nations (and poorer neighborhoods), cellular data service is the primary/only Internet service feasible for many families. A few obvious cases would be homeless people or nomadic types.