The United States was the singular leader with the Internet.  The Internet was created in America for America.  All of the Internet providers were American and were used also to help pave the way for other countries as well. 

It is easy to think that this concept is great for the American economy.  It’s nice that the US used to be market leaders which fostered heavy competition and client options.  But, it also meant that all of the other countries used to piggyback on US Internet providers for their service.  For instance, Turkey had to use a US Internet line in order to gain access.  Decades ago, other countries just didn’t have the technology to produce the Internet lines themselves.  This, little monopoly of Internet lines also meant that the US owned close to 80% of the Internet communications.  It has been revealed due to that statistic, in not so many words, that the US military has used this means of communications to retrieve important overseas information in many cases.

Now, the US has only 25% of the Internet communications flowing from the states directly or via international borders.  China is now the market leader with the most Internet users.  So, in a declining economy, the Internet usage and coverage is also affected, whether directly or indirectly is difficult to ascertain.  For the US to become market leaders, Verizon FIOS might have to open up its technical service to many more areas in the US!

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