[tomwheeler]

What's wrong with US broadband, in my case, is that it simply doesn't exist. Some people lament having a choice of one carrier, but I have a choice of zero carriers who provide broadband service (as currently defined by the FCC).

I live in a county of approximately one million people and the neighborhood adjacent to mine, including a house less than 200 feet away, has cable internet with 300 Mbps service. I've been paying Universal Service Fund fees for years (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Service_Fund) but I had a faster DSL connection 20 years ago.