Why is broadband more expensive in the US ? [View all]

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Home broadband in the US costs far more than elsewhere. At high speeds, it costs nearly three times as much as in the UK and France, and more than five times as much as in South Korea. Why?

Men's haircuts, loaves of bread... it is surprising how much more expensive some things are in the US than the UK. Now home broadband can be added to that list.

The price of basic broadband, TV and phone packages - or bundles as they are known - is much higher in American cities than elsewhere, suggests the New America Foundation think tank, which compared hundreds of available packages worldwide.

Looking at some of the cheaper ones available in certain cities, at lower to mid download speeds, San Francisco ($99/£61), New York ($70) and Washington DC ($68) dwarf London ($38), Paris ($35) and Seoul ($15).

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24528383

Broadband, TV and phone of my own package here in the UK is about £15.50 / month . That excludes the phone line rental which is another £14.50 and another £3.50 which covers unlimited international calls up to 59 minutes - you just redial after that. TV refers to the set top box and the all freeview channels.