[PLUG] Global broadband charges

[Jim Karlock]

At 06:12 AM 10/18/05 , you wrote:

>From:
>http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2005/10/18/broadband/index.html
>
>   Free American broadband!
>
>   In France, you can get super-fast DSL, unlimited phone service and 100
>   TV channels for a mere $38 a month. Why does the same thing cost so much
>   more in the U.S.?

Lack of government (taxpayer) subsidies? Less government regulations?

Thanks
JK

>
>   By S. Derek Turner
>
>   Oct. 18, 2005 | Next time you sit down to pay your cable-modem or DSL
>   bill, consider this: Most Japanese consumers can get an Internet
>   connection that's 16 times faster than the typical American DSL line for
>   a mere $22 per month.
>
>   Across the globe, it's the same story. In France, DSL service that is 10
>   times faster than the typical United States connection; 100 TV channels
>   and unlimited telephone service cost only $38 per month.
>
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