Some interesting data came out this week from TeleGeography, which reported that prices paid by large corporations and ISPs to access the Internet at ultra-high speeds has dropped sharply in the last year. TeleGeography says the average price for a STM-1 fell 49% in Europe and 55% in the U.S. It's not all bad news for carriers, however, as increases in traffic have offset lower prices. In Hong Kong, for example, TeleGeography said prices fell 50% but traffic jumped 350%. If prices keep on going down, you have to wonder if consumers will ever see lower retail prices as competitors battle for market share in the high-speed market.