When you think about the world today, do you see most shopping and services are done in brick and mortar shops. It has always been done this way, but things are changing. Today we have global marketplaces with global reach via the internet, but why then is the US slipping in the world on broadband penetration into our country?

For lack of a better reason it appears to be apathy, our lawmakers, our people are getting more and more apathetic. We just don’t care to see beyond out little lives and how it affects the big picture. We are a nation always on the leading edge of technology and revolutionary new ways of doing things, so being 11th in the world on broadband penetration seems like we are dropping the ball on technology. At least now we have a few FCC commissioners willing to go before the senate and spout the virtues of building a plan and executing. They are talking about gathering useful data and then spurring competition in the broadband market by giving tax credits and investment subsidies, this will get us part way to where we need to be but the other part is you.

Well not you particularly, because if your reading my blog there is a good chance your on broadband, what I mean is us the people demanding more, and better service. When we know technology is out there and could make things better we living in a market economy should demand what we want. If you want something, there is a good chance there is someone willing to sell it to you.

Without the push for a broader national broadband strategy, how much farther are we willing to fall behind in technology?
Ars Technica