Comment Re:Let the users pay the bandwidth bills (Score 1) 203
I can't speak for the asian countries since I've never been there, but
according to http://www.internetworldstats.com/asia/th.htm, the situation in
countries like Thailand is way better than what you describe (I didn't take
the time to check the other countries).
You'll find poor people with really bad jobs, that's true, but it's not the norm as most of the foreigners seem to think.
To speak from my local experience: "Broadband" Internet Penetration (broadband by local standards is 128Kbps+) in Medellin was near 18% in 2008 (http://medellin.gov.co), not great but definitely nowhere near your numbers. The situation in Argentina, Brazil and Mexico is way better, so I don't know what you use to create your estimates.
You'll find poor people with really bad jobs, that's true, but it's not the norm as most of the foreigners seem to think.
To speak from my local experience: "Broadband" Internet Penetration (broadband by local standards is 128Kbps+) in Medellin was near 18% in 2008 (http://medellin.gov.co), not great but definitely nowhere near your numbers. The situation in Argentina, Brazil and Mexico is way better, so I don't know what you use to create your estimates.