In other news, the Japanese market just got 1 Gbps service:
KDDI to launch 1Gbps fiber-optic service in Oct
Saturday 27th September, 05:46 AM JST
TOKYO —
KDDI Corp will launch a fiber-optic communications service with upload and download speeds each of up to one gigabit per second on Oct 1. The new service will target people living in single-family homes and low-rise apartment buildings. The traffic speeds will be the fastest in eastern Japan, up drastically from the current 100 megabits per second.
With the service, KDDI aims to catch up with Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp, which has a share of over 70% in the market for fiber-optic broadband services for single-family houses.
KDDI will charge 5,985 yen in basic monthly fees for Internet and telephone services, down 1,155 yen from the current price, if a user subscribes for two consecutive years.
KDDI will start offering its fiber-optic services, which are now available only in six prefectures in the Kanto region and nearby Yamanashi Prefecture, in four cities in the northern prefecture of Hokkaido.
5,985 yen per month for 1 Gbps (1000 Mbps) service!? For Americans, that's about ~$61.65 per month! And here I am paying $47 per month for 7 Mbps service with Qwest...
l like bt since they are good
we pay 20 pounds a mouth for a internet thats stable,fast.unlimited *but fair usage polacy* and best bit was a free phone that you can phone for free at
For Americans, that's about ~$61.65 per month! And here I am paying $47 per month for 7 Mbps service with Qwest... 
