{"id":49626,"date":"2014-11-04T17:57:28","date_gmt":"2014-11-04T17:57:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=49626"},"modified":"2014-11-04T17:57:28","modified_gmt":"2014-11-04T17:57:28","slug":"americans-pay-internet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/americans-pay-internet\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Americans Pay More for Internet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/br><\/p>\n<h4>Why Americans Pay More for Internet<\/h4>\n<p>New York Times attempts to explain why Americans pay more for the internet &#8211; but get less in return.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2014\/10\/31\/upshot\/why-the-us-has-fallen-behind-in-internet-speed-and-affordability.html\" target=\"_blank\">Why the U.S. Has Fallen Behind in Internet Speed and Affordability<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>America\u2019s slow and expensive Internet is more than just an annoyance for people trying to watch \u201cHappy Gilmore\u201d on Netflix. Largely a consequence of monopoly providers, the sluggish service could have long-term economic consequences for American competitiveness.<\/p>\n<p>Downloading a high-definition movie takes about seven seconds in Seoul, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Zurich, Bucharest and Paris, and people pay as little as $30 a month for that connection. In Los Angeles, New York and Washington, downloading the same movie takes 1.4 minutes for people with the fastest Internet available, and they pay $300 a month for the privilege, according to The Cost of Connectivity, a report published Thursday by the New America Foundation\u2019s Open Technology Institute.<\/p>\n<p>The report compares Internet access in big American cities with access in Europe and Asia. Some surprising smaller American cities \u2014 Chattanooga, Tenn.; Kansas City (in both Kansas and Missouri); Lafayette, La.; and Bristol, Va. \u2014 tied for speed with the biggest cities abroad. 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