[1st-mile-nm] U.S. Internet users pay more and have fewer choices than Europeans | Center for Public Integrity

[Steve Ross]

True, true, true.

But frankly, this is a dumb report that repeats the obvious -- and a report
limited to five cities in USA and five in Europe.

I'm on record as being plenty annoyed at high prices and lack of
competition. But FTTH has lagged in Europe compared to USA and most of it
is FTTB... and in Russia. And like the USA, most of the broadband choice is
in metro areas. Rural areas have poor service in Europe, as they do in USA.
It is just that the USA has more rural areas.

In other words, as so often is the case, Pew joins with the USA carriers in
issuing quasi-crap that provides much heat but sheds little light when it
comes to policy.




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