The basic truth about internet access that cable & phone companies don’t want you to know

A new report about the state of broadband connectivity around the world reveals some good news and bad news about policy in the United States. The good news is that in a handful of cities, Americans are enjoying world-class speeds:

So even though we have the technical ability to deliver cheap, super-fast internet and we have the financial ability to finance the construction, we don’t actually have the network. In fact, we’re so in hock to the interests of the broadband incumbents that we don’t even use all the fiber networks we’ve already built.

by Matthew Yglesias

Full Story: http://www.vox.com/2014/10/31/7137457/broadband-speed-chattanooga-kansas-city-lafayette

(Many thanks to Tim Van Buren at North Fork Media http://www.northforkmedia.com/ for sharing this)