Why is the Internet So Slow?

Why is the Internet So Slow?

This article is about the one question that we Americans ask so many times. The question is, why is our computers running so slow? We were the first to invent the internet and we also have the biggest sites like Google and Microsoft. So why is it that we rank 42 in the world standings. In this article John also has Susan Crawford explain why we have fallen back so much.

Every time I’m no the computer doing school work or just messing around, I get so frustrated that my computer won’t work. The topic of this article could affect not only me but everyone else. If the companies fixed the the problems stated in the article the internet would run much faster. John writes about how this all happened, “How? The 1996 Telecommunications Act—which was meant to foster competition—allowed cable companies and telecoms companies to simply divide markets and merge their way to monopoly, allowing them to charge customers higher and higher prices without the kind of investment in internet infrastructure, especially in next-generation fiber optic connections, that is ongoing in other countries. Fiber optic connections offer a particularly compelling example. While expensive to build, they offer faster and smoother connections than traditional copper wire connections. But Verizon stopped building out fiber optic infrastructure in 2010 — citing high costs — just as other countries were getting to work” (Aziz, John). If the companies would just fix things problems then the internet would be much faster and we will be much happier. I honestly like this topic and I agree with it. The internet is so slow these days and everyone is not happy.

The writer of this article, John, is very organized in his writing. This organization helps stay with the topic. John also writes about what others have to say which helps get a feel for anothers point of view.

Aziz, John. "Why Is American Internet So Slow?."     kellygallagher.org. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Mar. 2013.   <http://kellygallagher.org/resources/AoW%

“Reasons for a slow internet connection.” Photograph. TechsupportPro. n.p, n.d. Web. 24 March 2014. <http://pchelpplanet.com/why-is-my-internet-so-slow/reasons-for- a-slow-internet-connection/>