If you liked Paul Krugman's
column on America's crappy internet -- or if you can't read it because you don't have TimesSelect -- then you're sure to love the
longer article on this same subject that I did two years ago for
The American Prospect. My article also spells out crucial linkages to the looming 700 Mhz spectrum auction, albeit in a slightly outdated way.
This article available online at:
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2007/07/the-broadband-gap/48734/