talz13
join:2006-03-15
Avon Lake, OH
| Absolute comparisons with other countries?
I know that the broadband penetration rates are usually listed in percentages or something, but I've wondered what the penetration is in terms of land area. Since the US is so large, it must have a fairly large amount of area that has broadband coverage. Obviously, low population areas aren't going to have the same coverage, like wyoming, montana, or alaska and wherever else they have lots of unpopulated area.
In an absolute sense, I bet the US has more broadband coverage in square miles than most other countries. This should not be used as an excuse, as the population is proportionately higher and should support further expansion, but it just goes back to the "a smaller country is easier to wire than a larger country" argument.
Now, speed is a different issue... The low speed tiers need to be brought up to compete with other countries. |
