Commentary: Johnny Kampis - Heavy-handed internet regulations have failed users
Johnny Kampis
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A new report debunks claims that the heavily regulated internet of the European Union has resulted in a superior experience for its consumers. Instead, that study finds the U.S. bests the EU in both broadband deployment and adoption, showing that the lighter touch approach has yielded better results.
The report from U.S. Telecom found a stark difference in broadband development between the two, with wider gaps at faster speeds. For example, the U.S. leads the EU in deployment by 12 percentage points at download speeds of 30 Megabits per second and 25 percentage points at speeds greater than 100 Mbps. In adoption, the U.S. leads by more than 9 percentage points at 30 Mbps and more than 21 percentage points at speeds greater than 100 Mbps.