Friday, February 15, 2013

DC think tank tells Americans that their broadband is really great

Ars Technica explains DC think tank tells Americans that their broadband is really great.

"Despite the fact that Americans are paying more per megabit than their counterparts in many European and Asian cities—a new report published by a Washington DC-based think tank says that broadband policy in America is totally acceptable."

"“The ITIF report turns our national broadband policy into a self-esteem exercise, on par with one of those contests where everyone wins an award,” Harold Feld, of Public Knowledge, said in an e-mail to Ars. “'Hooray! We tried real hard and we're not so bad after all.' But this isn't summer camp. This is our digital future. If we want a world-class broadband infrastructure, we need to stop coming up with explanations for why things aren't really so bad after all and start dealing with the real problems right in front of our eyes.”"

"In its report, the ITIF outlines 10 major points as to why US broadband is awesome. We’ll take a few minutes to assess each point."

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