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America is losing its position at the center of the internet, according to a new study. The survey by communications analysts TeleGeography Research, based in Washington DC, shows a rapid growth in internet capacity around the rest of the world over the past year — particularly in Latin America and Asia.

As a result, America's traditional role as the Internet's traffic policeman is drifting away as other parts of the world become less reliant on it. "The US used to be a primary hub for many regions," said Eric Schoonover, a senior analyst at TeleGeography. "A lot of data still comes through the US, and a lot of content there is served out to other countries ... but its importance is declining, though it has by no means gone away."

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