Did you know over a year ago Japan launched a satellite internet service capable of 100+ mbit/s speeds so rural citizens could have fiber-quality speeds?
Now don't say satellite again or I'll slap you around with your choice of a dish or a WildBlue modem. Seriously, 1.5 seconds of latency = pull-your-hair-out-and-wonder-why-you-aren't-using-dialup.