There is another stark difference in that we are much farther apart
than any of those European countries.
Put in population density and see this difference.
Luxembourg 481/sq.mi.
Belgium 892/sq.mi.
USA 80/sq.mi.
Years ago the rural phone customers used to be subsidized by
metropolitan phone customers. Because the density was so much less
and cable runs were so much farther.
Stewart
At 12:51 PM 6/29/2008, you wrote:
While it is certainly true that communications in the US leave MUCH to be
desired, and that certain greedy companies are treating customers like dirt,
there are certain facts that must be considered. I have prepared the
informative table below. :)
Country Area (sq. mi.)
------- ----
Luxembourg 999
Belgium 11,787
USA 3,794,083
Put another way, the US has to wire up 3,798 Luxembourgs. :)
Rev. Stewart A. Marshall
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Prince of Peace www.princeofpeaceozark.org
Ozark, AL SL 82
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