MuniWireless Broadband Penetration Rates and Population Densities: OECD Data Supports Their Non-Correlation.

April 13, 2006 by  

I admit..I believed (at least partially) the 'population density' argument. 12th place for U.S. is not as bad as originally reported...but its a very sad statistic.

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Broadband Penetration Rates and Population Densities — OECD Data Supports Their Non-Correlation.

Time and time again, I hear apologists state that the reason why the US is lagging behind many other countries in its broadband penetration rate is because of its relatively lower population density. A closer look at the recent OECD data (through December 2005) offers a pretty damning critique of this position.