Rural users lag in broadband adoption, and infrastructure availability is a reason
for this. Here are some highlights from the Pew Internet Project’s February 2004
survey:
- 55% of all adult Internet users – or 34% of all adult Americans – have access
to high-speed Internet connections either at home or on the job.- 39% of adult Internet users – or 24% of all adult Americans – have high-speed
access at home, an increase of 60% since March 2003.- A surge in subscription to DSL high-speed Internet connections, which has
more than doubled since March 2003, is largely behind the growth in broadband
at home.- DSL now has a 42% share of the home broadband market, up from 28% in March
2003.- For the first time, more than half (52%) of a key demographic group – college
educated people age 35 and younger – has broadband connections at home.- Only 10% of rural Americans go online from home with high-speed connections,
about one-third the rate for non-rural Americans.
I hadn’t realized how popular high-speed home connections are.
The full report is available as a PDF.
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In my normal cart before the horse manner, I had to get cable TV because it was cheaper to add it to my existing internet cable only account as a package deal once the internet rates went up!
I think it's piggy-backing on cable tv, to be honest. The two media are converging more quickly than we realize (and I don't know if it's preventable). But it's so worthwhile if you work online...I've had broadband ever since we moved into our house and I can't imagine living without it now.