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It's also partly defined by available infrastructure. You're right, Flint, that the difference between the US and the UK is less than that between the US and some other countries, but we are still behind you in terms of coverage. We've started catching up, but that's quite a recent phenomenon. During the dial-up days and even into the beginnings of ADSL, BT had a virtual monopoly on all but cable connections. About three years ago their ability to control the overall infrastructure was removed; that and the burgeoning of broadband has opened the market up quite a bit. It is still very expensive here compared to US internet prices and consequently access is less spread across the economic groups.
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