Tom a lot of things drive that observation. 1.) Many folks just don't know what is available out there in other countries.
2.) A certain portion of the population is still confined to dial-up. (I have one in my congregation) the only other alternative is satellite and that is very expensive for what you get.
3.) Our population is aging! This means a number of folks just don't care about Internet speed (What is that thing anyway?) I have a portion of my churches membership that either are not connected or limited use of connection.
4.) Income is still one of the biggest barriers for high speed Internet. Low income usually means little or no Internet.
These are just some of my own observations. (The south tends to be tech adverse)
Stewart
What's going on at Ars Technica? After noting that at current rates of increase it will take 100 years for the US to catch up with Japan's current level of service, Ars Technica then gos on to disparage the report. Ars Technica suggests that the study is biased because the data was collected by communication workers (Instead of who? Cloistered nuns?) Ars Technica then claims that people are "simply uninterested" in getting better broadband. (Perhaps they got that from John McCain?) Very, very odd for a tech zine.
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