100 Mbps Will it translate to U.S. Internet Providers?

The US will get there over time. A lot of countries have moved way ahead of us in many ways. I can't use my cell phone to dispense a Pepsi from a vending machine for instance. Lots of reasons, mostly we had the million year old phone infrastructure, and then the fight for control of phone companies, cable, etc for providing to the home, and mergers, and regulations, and lobbying in congress. It all eats up time. In the mean time Europe, South Korea, and half the planet moves on while half of the US is still using dial up.

Brand new housing developments to million dollar homes (across the road from me) still aren't getting fiber into the home. I don't see it changing any time soon. People are happy with 4MB cable and aren't screaming for anything faster. Only a very small percentage of Americans travel overseas, so we really have no idea how far behind we are in some ways. In Europe you drive 30 minutes and you're in a different country. You see something cool, drive home and demand the same from your elected officials and service providers.

I agree with a lot of what your saying, but do not poo poo the POTS infrastructure too much. POTS is robust as hell. The last utility to crash in a natural disaster is usually POTS, which is great for emergency communications.

I have seen Central American countries that "leaped over" the antiquated copper line communications system in favor of cell phones; only to have their entire civilian communication structure wiped out in the 2002 earthquakes/landslides - just when they needed it most.