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Cyber Caliphate
Episode 687 2:02:35 - 2:08:30

687: Cyber Caliphate

Broadband Initiative, Cedar Falls and Municipal Internet

President Obama visited Cedar Falls, Iowa, to promote faster broadband and municipal internet as a competitive advantage for U.S. cities. He compared U.S. speeds unfavorably to cities like Seoul and Tokyo, using an iPad to show a bar graph of download speeds. The hosts criticize the initiative as a push for government-regulated internet and note that Austin, Texas, which has very fast speeds, was omitted from the president's comparison.