It's not right that Americans pay 10 to 20 times more than in other country (that will make access there $ 2 - $ 4), but it's true that for the $ 50 / month they, the Americans, get a lousy service. In Bulgaria for the same amount of money one gets a really high-speed Internet, not cable modem (via Time Warner Cable's RoadRunner or Earthlink) or ADSL (via Verizon). And there's a choice between hundreds of providers. I think I've blogged about it: Here: http://blog.veni.com/?p=155 and here: http://blog.veni.com/?p=172 best,