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by Executive Editors April 9, 2015

written by Executive Editors April 9, 2015

Lebanon's anemically slow internet cannot be considered broadband by any measure

Lebanon is far from a bastion of fast and cheap internet. But stacked next to bumpy disorganized highways, intermittent electricity and a recent proliferation of private water companies that distribute water of questionable quality when the state runs out, internet infrastructure is probably the best infrastructure that the country has aside from air and seaports. This is very bad news, considering it is more an indication of poor infrastructure than the relatively positive state of the internet. Internet speeds are still very slow compared to other countries. Download speeds averaged 3.3 Mbit/s, according to Ookla Net Index calculated over a period of 30 days ending March 24. This compares to a global average of 22.6 Mbit/s calculated over the same period. If you think that such slow internet has a marginal impact, think again. Sluggish speeds not only hinder streaming YouTube videos; they drag down the growth of the entire

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