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Posted on September 10, 2004 by moskalyukname

US loses 4th ranking in broadband penetration, now ranks 10th

A new Federal Communications Commission report found that U.S. high-speed Internet lines had tripled to 28.2 mln by the end of 2003 from June 2001, but the country at best was 10th place in international rankings down from fourth, lagging nations like Canada and South Korea.

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