Originally Posted by
Kagehitokiri
US has always had lower download, think a few offer different today
US has a lot more subscribers, and didnt have postwar rebuilding etc
Postwar rebuilding? ISPs didn't exist until the 1990s.
Many parts of the US can get 100+ Mbps download as a non-expensive option, especially in Comcast areas and Time Warner areas where they have already built out Maxx. DOCSIS 3.1 should be generally rolled out by next year some time, which will allow for 1 Gbps.
While historically it may be true that the US has lagged, it doesn't necessarily follow that that's the case in perpetuity.