A report produced through Harvard University on global adoption and policy of Internet broadband has shown Canada ranked 22 out of 30 countries.
The 232-page report stated that, although Canada is typically seen as a strong performer, due to the widespread use of the Internet, it lags behind significantly in other major factors such as price and speed.
Canada has the second-highest average monthly price for high speed, ranking just ahead of the last-place Slovak Republic.
"While penetration there is high, not only is speed lower, but prices are too high in every tier of service," according to the report.
The problem, it suggests, is that the competition between the two telephone giants (Bell Canada, Telus) and the two cable giants (Rogers, Shaw) dominating the market is insufficient to create competitive prices or to achieve high capacity.
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