America's Broadband Infrastructure

Wow! The next time you are sitting cursing at your computer because it won't connect to the Internet, take a look at this! http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/08/26/american-broadband-infrastructure-a-national-embarrassment/. I really like how this article takes a global perspective when looking at the world's internet speeds and comparing them, and guess who's pretty low on the totem pole-- the U.S. What a statistic that even after President Obama spends billions of dollars on increasing our broadband system that it is still estimated to take up to 15 years before we would catch up to South Korea. With so many people connecting with friends and family via the Internet and with all the new video chat programs making global connections easier, it is an essential that we continue to make broadband a priority so that not only can we stay connected but so that we can "hold our own with the rest of the industrialized world," Sam Gustin said.