You've all heard about the incredible broadband Internet access in countries like Japan and South Korea — half the price we pay and up to 25 times faster. But you probably haven't heard about Mauritius, a tiny island nation off the the coast of Africa that plans to become the first nation with coast-to-coast WiFi. Meanwhile, here in the United States, Philadelphia seeks to become the first large American city with universal WiFi, but as usual, special interests are working hard to derail this plan. If I had to bet, I'd put my money on Mauritius over Philadelphia. The United States invented and then popularized the Internet, yet we are losing the broadband battle — badly. Just as I was sick and tired of dial-up speeds at the end of 1999 when I switched to DSL (I now use cable), I'm now sick and tired of what we call broadband in this country, which is not true broadband. Using the SpeedTest at BroadBandReports.com, my home download speed is 4.724 Mbps and my upload speed is 468 Kbps. Pathetic. Read about Mauritius. Read about Philadelphia. Test your broadband speed.
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