Higher speeds seem a lot more ubiquitous in the US as opposed to here though. I live in one of the largest cities in the country, and my choices are dial-up, ADSL (to an exchange 5+km away), or cable from a single provider (who charges relatively highly for their services). From what I can see, the US appears to be much better in this regard.

I have family who are on 2GB plans for $50/mo, and they regard that as fairly good. The reason we're rolling out a (government-owned) broadband network is because we need it.