As promised, Netflix has published its rankings of the fastest Internet service providers in the United States, based on the average video streaming speeds its users have been able to obtain.
Cable companies are the clear winners, including Charter on top and Comcast next. Verizon, notably, is in the middle of the pack. So is AT&T. That's NOT because FiOS and U-Verse aren't fast, but because both telcos still sell slower DSL to millions of people in areas without FiOS or U-Verse.
Clearwire, a WIFI company, comes in last. No surprise there.
Here's Netflix's chart:
What's really remarkable is that the U.S. lags behind other countries in broadband speeds. Japan, South Korea and France kick ass in broadband speed. Check this:
Courtesy of an article dated January 27, 2011 appearing in Silicon Alley Insider's Business Insider
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