About a week ago Marc Cuban ranted about the Internet being “dead and boring,” and failing to be truly innovative any more, due to America’s flagging broadband penetration. Then today I read an article on how fast broadband Internet connections are in Japan, to the point where they can stream broadcast quality television. Speeds are eight to thirty times faster than in America. Meanwhile, this pleasant article reports that ISPs are leaving rural Americans out to dry.

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