Life in the Slow Lane

Life in the slow lane has become the way the US does broadband in comparison with Japan as discussed in the excellent Washington Post article titled Japan's Warp-Speed Ride to Internet Future. Using competition and savvy government regulations, the Japanese enjoy broadcast quality full screen video on the net, something that is entirely foreign to web users in the US. Demographics and physical constraints aside, what is needed from this writer's perspective is unfettered competition, net neutrality and a technically competent and courageous FCC to get the US moving toward a web future that has promise. The tech is here to make it happen, the political will and vision to make it happen is not. The choice is up to us to make a difference as we mover further into the 21st century.

Here's a blurb from The Huffington Post on the same topic spiked with political commentary.