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Slow Internet, Slow Growth - Are Sluggish Internet Speeds Hampering the Economy?

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March 17, 2015

Internet speed in Germany is relatively slow compared to other countries, and that's having a crippling effect on the economy. Why isn't Germany beefing up its fiber optic network? We talk to Klemens Skibicki, professor of marketing at the Cologne Business School and co-founder of the German Institute for Communication and Legal Matters on the Internet (DIKRI).

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