http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-103171...
Aug.25.2009

1. South Korea
2. Japan
3. Sweden
4. Netherlands
5. Germany
6 .United states

Web surfing in the U.S. averages around 5.1 megabits per second (mbps), lagging far behind top-ranked South Korea, where speeds average more than 20 mbps. In 2007, the U.S. download speed was 3.5 mbps, inching up only 1.6 mbps since then. At that rate, notes the report, it will take the U.S. 15 years to catch up with South Korea.

http://www.silobreaker.com/us-lags-15-ye...
U.S. lags 15 years behind top broadband speed countries