https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20200610/11283944686/us-falls-out-top-10-fastest-broadband-speeds.shtml > For all of the talk about being #1, America's broadband networks are routinely mediocre. The U.S. consistently ranks among the middle of the pack in speeds and overall availability, while Americans continue to pay some of the highest prices in the developed world for both fixed and mobile broadband. The reasons aren't mysterious: we've let a bunch of telecom monopolies not only dominate the sector, we've allowed their corrupt influence over state and federal lawmakers and regulators to become so pronounced, they dictate most US telecom policy and literally write the law. Both with a relentless focus on hamstringing competition. > We then stand around with a dumb look on our collective faces, wondering what went wrong. Rinse, wash, repeat.