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Who Has Fastest, Cheapest Internet in the World?

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Posted on 4/21/2010 20:44 EST
Filed in: California, Data, ISPs, San Francisco

If you're looking for fast and cheap internet speed, Hong Kong is the place to be, according to Tom's Hardware. But how much will it cost you to move there?

"Despite how often we hear that the U.S. lags behind other countries in terms of internet speed (which is still true), the fastest internet in the world, according to a report from Akamai Technologies, is in Berkeley, California at an average speed of 18.7Mbps.

In fact, the second and third fastest internet offerings in the world are also in the U.S., in Chapel Hill, NC (average speed: 17.5Mbps) and Stanford, Calif..."

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