Spanish broadband update
Spain looks set to take a huge leap forward in the broadband wars. Jazztel has launched ADSL2+ this week in Sevilla, with rapid roll-out planned for the rest of Spain's big cities by November.
The offer looks really good: 29.95 Euros for 20 meg down/1 meg up, and 24/7 free local/national calls. You can also transfer the 12.95 Euro line rental as well, removing the need to keep getting a bill from Telefonica. (details here)
Apparently there will be a TV-over-DSL offer added a few months later.
UPDATE: Just read in the UK papers that Be is launching this week with an offer of 24 meg ADSL2+ for 24 pounds (about $40 US). Nice!
This makes reading Om's latest post about US broadband almost unbelievable. Covad selling 6 meg for $108?! Earthlink pushing 8 meg for $70?! And these are meant to be the "exciting" new deals. How executives from these companies (and all the RBOCS & cablecos) can pretend they are giving American consumers good deals is beyond me when one just has to look abroad to see how far behind the US is falling.
UPDATE2: It seems that Wanadoo in Spain are doubling their broadband speeds this month. This will take their best offer to 36 Euros + VAT for 4 meg ADSL + unlimited local/national voice. Not a bad deal, but I have to wonder why anyone would opt for this offer over Jazztel's