Shame, shame.....

BROADBAND BY THE NUMBERS

The U.S. ranks 15th among industrialized nations in average Internet speed, says a study by the Communications Workers of America. Time to download a movie in Japan: about two minutes. In the U.S., it can take two hours. Yet, people in Japan pay about the same as U.S. consumers, the report notes. World rank Download speed (megabits per second) 1. Japan 63.60 2. South Korea 49.50 3. Finland 21.70 4. France 17.60 8. Canada 7.60 15. USA 2.35 Source: "Speed Matters" report released by CWA in August 2008.

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