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https://gizmodo.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/10/wnkdjrcfntc7y1t8i2vk-scaled.jpg?quality=7525601440The covid-19 pandemic has many of us working and learning from home, which means access to fast internet is more important than ever. Unfortunately, despite being the richest country in the world, the U.S. has fallen out of the top 10 list for the countries with the fastest broadband speeds.