OECD ranks US #1 in schools' broadband access

In another example of how many have overstated that the U.S. is falling behind the world in broadband, the OECD ranks the U.S. #1 in broadband Internet access to schools, with 97% of all American primary and secondary schools having broadband Internet access per the latest OECD data.

• A tip of the hat to Rob Atkinson of ITIF for publicly surfacing this interesting  factoid at Randy May's Free State Foundation forum last Friday on "Broadband Nation: Where does the U.S. really rank in the broadband rankings?"

This data suggests that lack of broadband access may not a major reason why American students test lower than students in many OECD countries.

For more data and studies on why the U.S. is not falling behind the world on broadband click here.