Sweden had 98,5% xDSL coverage in 2011 and aims for 90% coverage of 100 Mbps service by 2020.
> If you compare paved roads only, the U.S. and Sweden have the same linear density That's a fair point. > And even then, it's much less expensive to connect two dense urban areas at either end of a 100 mile road than…
They might pay, if they got to chose their provider freely like they can in Sweden, where they build open access networks where any ISP can provide service.
That's an interesting observation. I wonder if that 99.6% figure is a mistake or if they use a different coverage definition for wireless, because the numbers don't add up. Looking at the map, the northernmost county…
Sweden had 98,5% xDSL coverage in 2011 and aims for 90% coverage of 100 Mbps service by 2020.
> If you compare paved roads only, the U.S. and Sweden have the same linear density That's a fair point. > And even then, it's much less expensive to connect two dense urban areas at either end of a 100 mile road than…
They might pay, if they got to chose their provider freely like they can in Sweden, where they build open access networks where any ISP can provide service.
That's an interesting observation. I wonder if that 99.6% figure is a mistake or if they use a different coverage definition for wireless, because the numbers don't add up. Looking at the map, the northernmost county…