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Comparison of Verizon's FIOS and DSL to South Korea and Japan
| Service |
Price |
Top Speed |
Upstream |
Cost/Meg |
| FIOS |
$199 |
30 Mbps |
2-5Mbps |
$6.63 |
| DSL(acg) |
$18 |
768K |
128K |
$23.42 |
| Korea |
$38 |
100 Mbps |
4-100 Mbps |
.34 |
| Japan |
$41 |
100 Mbps |
35-100 Mbps |
$.41 |
( table from this excellent site)
Let me summarize - what most North Americans consider broadband is a sad weak joke compared to what Koreans and Japanese consider broadband. Which makes these figures (hat tip Dave) showing the US and Canada doing well on broadband penetration, a case of oranges and apples.
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