By Dolores Adolph, 3M Communication Markets Div., Austin, TX
It sounds reasonable to assume that the U.S. ranks among the world’s leaders in broadband Internet access. But actually, as a country, we rank 15th in the world for broadband subscribers per capita, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. While many Americans can’t imagine living without high-speed Internet, some inner-city neighborhoods, small towns and rambling swaths of rural America still lack access...