Speedmatters.org

they have a wonderful little test to see how your internet connection stacks up to your state, the country, and the rest of the world. I beat out North Carolina and the United States, but then I looked at the bottom of the chart. Japan is unbeatable. In fact, Japan gets speeds more than ten times the fastest connection speeds in the united states (lowercase letters indicate levels of failure) and generally consumers pay ONE TWELFTH of the cost. I believe the same is true in some other countries (like Korea). Generally speaking, though, what these people tell you is that the state of broadband in the United States is miserable and it goes without saying (though just in case you're an idiot, they say it) that this does not bode well for our country in the future (how do you compete economically with people that have cheaper, harder, better, faster, stronger internet?).

What i really like about this interest group is that it's one of the few groups out there that no one could possibly have an objection to. Faster internet for Americans. Only Time Warner and Verizon are going to have problems with this idea.

What i don't like is that this issue will probably not get any attention because it isn't controversial at all and doesn't excite a large base (but maybe the environmentalists should get on board?).

So, i'm doing my part to spread the word by posting about them in a blog no one reads. Go me!