In a recent New York Times editorial, Thomas L. Freidman, author of "The World Is Flat," laments the lack of legislative concern over the US's lagging position in global broadband connectivity rankings: "Calling All Luddites" (August 3, 2005).
For more on this, see the following:
Foreign Affairs, May/June 2005, "Down to the Wire."
OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development), Broadband Statistics, 2004 (includes great charts).
Read Friedman's book to see why we should be concerned.
