{"id":50060,"date":"2015-01-20T20:21:21","date_gmt":"2015-01-20T20:21:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=50060"},"modified":"2015-01-20T20:21:21","modified_gmt":"2015-01-20T20:21:21","slug":"keeping-gigabit-internet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/keeping-gigabit-internet\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Keeping You From Gigabit Internet"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Those trying to control the ‘supply’ are the ones to blame.–PC Pitstop.<\/i><\/font><\/p>\n

Who is Keeping You From Gigabit Internet<\/h4>\n

by Fox Van Allen for Techlicious<\/p>\n

Are you frustrated by the low speed and high cost of your cable Internet connection? It\u2019s a common problem. Us Americans pay some of the highest prices for broadband Internet service in the world, and yet, our speed lags behind a number of other countries including Latvia, Romania and Denmark. So what\u2019s the holdup? Who \u2013 or what \u2013 is responsible for the slow state of U.S. Internet?<\/p>\n

One thing\u2019s for sure: The problem isn\u2019t technological. The nation\u2019s largest cable conglomerate, Comcast, first demonstrated its ability to deliver gigabit speed over hybrid fiber-coaxial cable all the way back in 2011. And yet today, four years and millions of dollars in taxpayer-paid subsidies later, Comcast is proudly touting its ability to offer half-gigabit service for a beyond insane monthly fee of $399.95 (with 3-year contract required).<\/p>\n

Comcast points the finger of blame at us, the customer, suggesting we simply don\u2019t want faster Internet. \u201cThe issue with such speed is really more about demand than supply,\u201d Comcast Executive Vice President David L. Cohen wrote in an editorial published in the Philadelphia Inquirer. \u201cAs consumer demand grows for faster speeds, a competitive marketplace of wired and wireless broadband providers will be ready to serve it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Of course, it\u2019s silly to suggest that us broadband customers don\u2019t want faster speeds. The want and need is there. The average U.S. connection speed is now just 11.5 Mbps, well under the 25Mbps needed to provide content to the emerging 4K TV market. Many Americans don\u2019t even have speeds capable of delivering standard HD video content over Netflix or Hulu, simply because they can\u2019t afford it. Comcast\u2019s prices for high speed Internet starts at $40 per month for just 3 Mbps. Some don\u2019t even have the local infrastructure required for next-generation speeds, held hostage by a local cable monopoly that doesn’t want to cut into its profits to invest in it.<\/p>\n

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