The UK has some of the slowest internet in Europe for no good reason. The US's average is several times the UK's max speed.

20KB/S IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.

Why don't we subsidize microsoft and open the market for them at our expense.
I mean we are keeping other businesses running that probably should be closing.

What happend to the fiber glut that everyone was reporting on back in 2001?

Rather than spend public money on infrastructure that helps profitable Microsoft, Obama should spend money on infrastructure that helps my profitable business.

First of all "impactful" is a loathsome coinage. If that came from the memo, it should have been quoted. Otherwise, Mr Farrell takes the blame.

If the US has a shortage of reasonably priced broadband, it's due to insufficient competition. Better we should fix that problem as the French have than shovel cash at the monopolists by way of hospitals and schools. Screw the information superhighway. The infrastructure help I need every day is visible lane dividers on the asphalt highway.

It will indeed make things faster and more accessible, bringing people together in a digital community. the major difference is that it will be quicker to pirate music and movies. Plus, as certain institutions such as hospitals are connected to high speed stuff, presumably there will be more confidential data flying around, and that's always a good thing lol.