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Will All Major U.S. Cities be Connected by High Speed Rail by 2050?

By Andy Sternberg | Published: 10 February 2010
It’s possible, according to a new report by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) calling for a New Deal-like public works juggernaut that would eventually connect all major cities located within 100 and 500 miles of each other. Here in Los Angeles, we’d be happy to see our long-promised subway to the sea come to [...]
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U.S. Broadband Speed Still Lagging – SpeedMatters.org

By Andy Sternberg | Published: 12 August 2008
SpeedMatters.org recently concluded a survey exemplifying the embarrassing brick wall (likely agreed upon by telco and cable monopolists and duopolists) keeping out broadband Internet speeds at low levels relative to the rest of the world. At 2.3Mbps average download speeds, last mile connectivity has only inched up in the past year, according to the report [...]
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Latest Broadband Penetration Data: Average Speed Up, Coverage Flat

By Andy Sternberg | Published: 5 November 2007
The OECD Broadband Portal has been updated to reflect data as of June 2007. The enhanced and increased data makes the U.S. look a little better but U.S. high speed internet penetration remains in the bottom quarter of the 32 OECD countries, as it has since it’s ranking dropped 25 percent earlier this year. The [...]
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