Link to article: http://theweek.com/articles/449919/why-american-internet-slow
I was actually not surprised by this during class as much as students around me seemed to be. It is easy to imagine that the country that invented the Internet, which also happens to be home to almost every major technology and communications company in the world; would be number 1 in terms of download speeds and reliability.
In India, we study and see how various telecommunication companies and mobile service providers fight each other through court battles and advertisements attacking one another to try and get more customers. They constantly provide better deals and lower rates to gain more revenue. This increases their investment in making their brand, and the internet better for the people.
In America, as explained in the article; a monopoly between "huge telecommunication companies have divided up the market and put themselves in a position where they're subject to no competition."
From my understanding of the article, it is only when there is strong competition in the market will telecommunication companies have the desire, or rather desperate need, to invest in better internet infrastructure in the country.
With TimeWarner cable and Verizon seeming to sweep away all competition in the country, it is unlikely that America will rise up in the charts of internet download speed rankings anytime soon.
I was actually not surprised by this during class as much as students around me seemed to be. It is easy to imagine that the country that invented the Internet, which also happens to be home to almost every major technology and communications company in the world; would be number 1 in terms of download speeds and reliability.
In India, we study and see how various telecommunication companies and mobile service providers fight each other through court battles and advertisements attacking one another to try and get more customers. They constantly provide better deals and lower rates to gain more revenue. This increases their investment in making their brand, and the internet better for the people.
In America, as explained in the article; a monopoly between "huge telecommunication companies have divided up the market and put themselves in a position where they're subject to no competition."
From my understanding of the article, it is only when there is strong competition in the market will telecommunication companies have the desire, or rather desperate need, to invest in better internet infrastructure in the country.
With TimeWarner cable and Verizon seeming to sweep away all competition in the country, it is unlikely that America will rise up in the charts of internet download speed rankings anytime soon.
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