The U.S. is falling behind in per-capita high-speed Internet subscriptions, fueling worries that American competitiveness will sufferWhat do Internet users in Denmark, Holland, Iceland, Canada, and France have in common? They're more likely to be sending e-mail and surfing the Web over a high-speed link than just about anyone else in the world—including their counterparts in the U.S.
That's a key finding of an Apr. 23 study by an economic research group that ranks the U.S. No. 15 out of 30 countries in per-capita broadband subscriptions. And it's adding fuel to a debate about how far the U.S. should go to usher a wider swath of the population into the Digital Age. Those were among the topics slated for discussion at an Apr. 24 Senate committee hearing on broadband and American competitiveness.
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