The figures from the watchdog's quarterly research comparing consumer use of net services with other European countries, also show 90% of households are happy with their net services overall.

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Comparing U.S. education's GNP share with that of other countries is also disillusioning.

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An emphasis on benchmarking performance and comparing states (which the report suggests should be the primary drivers of reform) with other states and countries.

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