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I think you misunderstand Norway a little bit. We do have population centers, of course - Oslo, Bergen and the other cities making up the top 10 cities (population wise) probably hosts at least 3/5 (if not more) of the total population. However, Norway is LONG. From the tip of Lindesnes to Nordkapp, it's 1,581 miles long. And most of that is not really inhabited - if anything, small towns with 500 or less population. All of this also needs highspeed broadband, or at least some decent connection. Which is why, only in Norway, there are over 4000 4G antennas. That costs money, of course, which it seems your country is more inclined spending on petty quabbles over land that doesn't belong to you

There are plenty of long travel times in Norway as well, and we have some other interesting problems, like people living on small islands (not that many of those in Texas ), having to take ferries and such to get anywhere - but normally, they will also have gotten some sort of underwater cable or similar.

 

Wow. Just... wow. Granted, last time I was working in an actual office (tech-support), we didn't have great computers, but they were DualCore or QuadCore at least, with 4GB/8GB ram. This was back in 2009-ish, I think.

As for educational institutions, every high-schooler in Norway gets a laptop from the school. While not super-high-tech, they're normally at least i3 (usually the student can spend a bit of his/her own money to get a better computer, if they want) with 4GB ram and decent enough hardware. It used to be either HP or Lenovo, but lately it's become more up to each school-district what they want to provide. Some schools (mostly creative lines) provides Macbooks.

I do sort of agree with this, but it also depends a bit on what you're trying to achieve. If I was to start up a globally available site, which catered to all demographics, this would be of major importance. If I am targeting Norwegian users, more flashy, good looking and working on a wide-range of devices would be slightly more important than having it work flawlessly on a P3 with IE7. I am actually making sites that is mostly "up to scratch" when it comes to availability and responsiveness, although @deathshadow isn't a fan of me using jQuery Mostly my pages work well both with CSS, JS and images turned off, if that's the goal. You can have a look at https://www.bergenpchjelp.no if you want - it works well, mostly, with everything turned off (although I see that I should redo the price-list, as it can be a bit problematic without CSS).

 

WTF does that mean and how does it apply to this thread? Are you referring to that little dust-up in the early forties? Maybe you'd prefer we hadn't involved ourselves. I'm sure the Quisling gov't created a paradise on earth.

Just who pays for all those towers, backbone and feeder cable?

No, Norway is still a small country. I compared to Texas simply because it is convenient to me and I am familiar with the issues of creating a network that spans the contiguous US, 1650 by 2800 miles, plus Alaska and Hawaii, and lets throw in the island territories (mostly tropical, but Alaska has Arctic and Boreal zone islands). There are also about 300 barrier islands on the East coast; not all are inhabited.

My knowledge of Norway may not be expansive, but it is obviously broader than your knowledge of the US.

gary

 

Oh... stepping on toes are we? The US spends billions of dollars on the military. While I have the utmost respect for those who serve, I have no respect for the amount of money that is being spent on military hardware.

I'm not even gonna go into the whole "we saved the world back then"... *shakes head*

What you did do, however, and for what Norway still is grateful, is the Marshall Aid after the war. THAT was a brilliant idea and executed plan, which helped a broken Europe quite a bit.

Uhm... private companies, mostly? Some are of course sponsored by the state, but mostly it's done and paid for by privately owned companies.

Of course we are a small country. I'm not saying we're not. However, distance is distance, and quite a big area of the US doesn't need basic broadband. Simply because it's inabited by furry, four-legged creatures and not so many bipeds. Yes, of course, if you see the US as a whole, it's a huge effort. As I understand it, there isn't really a national effort to improve things, though. Mostly it's (again) privately owned companies fighting over the wrong things, and no national effort being set in motion to make sure that everyone has access to broadband and useable cell-connectivity.

Although, the US isn't really all that fond of using municipal funds for the greater good for everyone.

I highly doubt that, actually. I'm pretty sure I know a lot more about the US, both geography and politics, than you do Norway.