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 <description>&lt;p&gt;European researchers last month issued a report that portrayed the U.S. Internet infrastructure in a positive light. The study was commissioned by the World Economic Forum, and conducted by Insead, a business school near Paris. It ranked the United States fourth, behind just Denmark, Sweden and Switzerland.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This struck me as strange. Turns out the study uses an index of 68 variables, pulling in things like political system and regulatory environment to reach the ranking. Here&#039;s an article from John Markoff of the Times:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/christopher-parente/work-wine-and-wheels/so-us-now-top-internet-class&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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