Japan vs. US -- A Broadband Services & Pricing Reality Check.

I recently came across an e-mail sent to one of the lists I'm on with information on Japanese VDSL services. It provides a sobering reminder of just how unbelievably slow (and, at the same time, expensive) broadband services are in the US and many other countries. Here's a brief list:

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BIGLOBE NTT East B-Flets VDSL (East Japan):

$52.77

100Mbps/100Mbps



NIFTY NTT West B-Flets VDSL (West Japan)

$48.56

100Mbps/100Mbps



BB. Excite NTT East B-Flets VDSL

$51.15

100Mbps/100Mbps



USEN broad-gate 01 LAN type:

$43.08

100Mbps/100Mbps



NIFTY TEPCO VDSL type:

$38.59

100Mbps/100Mbps



NIFTY TEPCO E type:

$33.21

100Mbps/100Mbps



KDDI Hikari Plus-Net DION (VDSL):

$35.00

100Mbps/ 35Mbps



USEN broad-gate 01 VDSL type:

$25.47

100Mbps/ 50Mbps

Average: $41.00 for a 100Mbps/85Mbps line.