I tottally agree. Isn't it just nice that the house found 60 million to fix the US Capitol, but can not find a dime to fix aging bridges dropping people into the water?

Actually you are wrong. There was a percentage point at one point given to how much tech companies like Comcast and AT&T actually spend on updating their infrastructure. This percentage point was given because the question was asked of why the internet is so expensive in the US, but not as good as the rest of the world. Basically the fees that companies tell you are going to updating their service is mostly going towards their profits and not actually improving anything. These companies are lying about it and to suggest they need a subsidized cost from the government is ridiculous. Look at the profits of the companies you mentioned and then try and tell me they need a break. Greed and profit margins are why our internet lags behind. It's the American way.

You call it dumb because you do not clearly understand the problem. ISP providers are corporate buisnesses. These corporations have provided minimal service, for high prices by cooperating with their own rivals, to maximize profits with in this case a slow product. Anyone who tries to increase the Internet speed beyond the threshold of major ISP providers like comcast, and AT&T are subjected to aggressive tactics, strong government lobbying action to squeeze them out of buisness. Only companies as massive as google can compete, and exceed the forced threshold of slow internet in a market ran by major corporations with money and a better product. Also America's Internet is extremely costly for the speeds we get, which is partly to blame for only two-thirds of American adults having home access to broadband. And those that do are getting ripped off. But in your allegedly brilliant little magical world, it has nothing to do with corporations and their lobbying strangle hold on government to suppress competition. It is just us lazy people not willing to invest. Fucking ridiculous. Invest in who might ask? What corporation? Because last I checked, there are not kick starter ISPs providing high speed world competitive internet at low cost to invest in? Till then STFU.

Ya but look at the size of the countries a spec compared to the US. To rewire the US like that would cost 1000x the amount. What gamespawn said is pretty spot on. The only states that can keep up are the high populated states that rely on such instracture NY etc... and even then being at the highest of the totem poll in the US we are slacking slightly compared to SOME countries around the rest of the world.

Also to note we shouldnt complain TOO much because there are a lot LOT more countries with crappier infrastructures by far then we have. You can probably only count on 1 hand how many countries have better net then we do and there are almost 200 countries.