What are sound economic reasons why US has fallen significantly behind other nations in broadband ***********?
Sunday, May 31st, 2009 at
4:56 am
miracle_man21 asked:
US is significantly behind Japan, South Korea and many European countires when it comes to broadband *********** and wireless advancement. What are some of the sound economic reasons for this to have happened despite the technology being pioneered in the US? (De)Regulation, competition or lack thereof, consumer behavior, other….Please give detailed insights and relevant arguments explaning the economic reasons for this lag.
US is significantly behind Japan, South Korea and many European countires when it comes to broadband *********** and wireless advancement. What are some of the sound economic reasons for this to have happened despite the technology being pioneered in the US? (De)Regulation, competition or lack thereof, consumer behavior, other….Please give detailed insights and relevant arguments explaning the economic reasons for this lag.
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1) User apathy. Many people don’t see a valid reason to pay $40 a month for what’s generally percieved as slightly faster than dial-up Internet.
2) High *********** of existing media. If you already have copper phone wires (and a huge percentage of those lines are unsuited for DSL due to quality, distance, or analog repeaters) and cable TV, you’re less likely to get broadband (whose big drivers appear to be VoIP and streaming video).
Countries that have low *********** of existing phone cabling and cable TV will be able to leapfrog the US by deploying Fiber to the Home or WiMax. When the next-next gen stuff comes out with an actuall killer app (that’s not something-you-already-have- over-IP) expect US consumers to get back on top of the pile.
Hey, just bringing this old question up for a vote.