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Yup. The monopolies or duopolies in most places here are either 3/1, 5/1, or 20/1 for reasonably affordable plans. 50/50 if Verizon has bothered to run FIOS to your block (which covers roughly 10% of the housing stock). Speeds max out around 200/200 for residential class internet last I checked. And that's if you're willing to pay through the nose.

The best I can get is 16mbit in Central London. For the last three years they have suggested we will be getting faster internet. Yet still waiting. The rumour currently is Early September but they have been saying those kind of things for the last few years. The fastest internet I can get here is 4G through Relish.

One of my relatives near Toledo, Washington, USA pays $75 USD per month for 10/10 fiber [1]. $250 per month gets you gigabit service.

[1] http://www.toledotel.com/our-services/internet/