12.30.2013

Potholes on the information superhighway

U.S. Struggles to Keep Pace in Delivering Broadband Service - NYTimes.com

Riga’s [Latvia] average Internet speed is at least two-and-a-half times that of San Antonio’s, according to Ookla, a research firm that measures broadband speeds around the globe. In other words, downloading a two-hour high-definition movie takes, on average, 35 minutes in San Antonio — and 13 in Riga.

And the cost of Riga’s service is about one-fourth that of San Antonio.

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