Comment Re:Broadband speed and cost vs other countries (Score 2) 142
There are many different places much more sparse than USA, but with faster broadband and lower prices. The reason we have it so bad in the USA is because ISPs lobby the government against competition, and ISPs avoid overlapping with competitors. In the olden days of Ma Bell, at least the government stepped in to stop monopolistic abuse. Today with legalized bribery, USA officials don't necessarily regulate the corporations anymore. In fact the corporations are influencing the government more and more. Unchecked, the buying of the government officials could do more than just let monopolies gouge us and hold back innovation.