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Need to Know  High Fiber

Rick Karr reports on why the U.S. has now fallen behind in the race to the online future. Details

 
 

Program: Need to Know

Episode: High Fiber

Broadband service in the U.S. lags behind a dozen or more industrialized countries - and we're doing worse every year. Rick Karr went to Europe - in collaboration with Engadget - to find out how two countries there have jumped ahead of us.

Duration: (12:59)
Premiere Date: 05/13/2011
Episode Expires: Never
TV Rating: NR


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