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April 09, 2008 | Comments: (0)
High marks for U.S. Internet
Refuting conventional wisdom, a European study cited in this NY Times article claims that "Internet infrastructure of the United States is one of the world’s best and getting better."
The study, done on behalf of the World Economic Forum, looked at variables such as market factors, the political and regulatory environment, and technology infrastructure rather than just Internet bandwidth capacity and data transmission speeds. On this basis, the study found that the U.S. now ranks fourth in the world behind Denmark, Sweden, and Switzerland. Last year the U.S. ranked seventh.
Still, some Internet veterans remain skeptical. The NY Times quotes David J. Farber, an Internet pioneer and a professor of computer science at Carnegie Mellon University, saying "“If you are looking at broadband, we have a lot of problems. We are slow as molasses in deploying the next generation.”
Posted by Caroline Craig on April 9, 2008 10:25 AM
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