U.S. Hosted Internet TrafficDropping Like a Rock

A leading researcher says the share of global Internet traffic that passes through the United States has dropped from 75 percent a decade ago to about 25 percent today, according to an interesting report by The New York Times.

The article, published here at CNET News, says concerns over the Patriot Act powers of the U.S. government to motor Internet traffic have driven many European countries to bypass ISPs with infrastructure in the U.S. The National Security Agency has long argued that keeping the Internet American is a key strategic advantage.