Broadband more common by 17% in USA
When it comes to broadband Internet access in America, the gap between the “haves” and “have-nots” is widening, suggests a Pew Research report released on Wednesday called “Home Broadband Adoption 2008.” On the whole, about 55% of all Americans today have a high-speed Internet connection, up from only 47% in 2007, according to results released this week by the Pew Internet & American Life Project. In addition, three groups within the total US population showed especially strong increases in broadband adoption this year: rural Americans (up 23% since 2007); lower-middle income Americans, with household incomes between $20,000 and $40,000 (up 24%); and older Americans, aged 50 and over (up 25%). This growth rate of 17% represents an overall rise in comparison to the 12% growth rate demonstrated in the 2007 edition of the study.
On the other hand, among African Americans, broadband access rose only slightly, from 40% to 43%. Moreover, in households with annual incomes below $20,000, access actually fell over the year, dropping from 28% to 25%. Meanwhile, pricing for broadband access looks likely to have fallen from 2007 to 2008, as well. The authors of the study report a four percent decline in average broadband prices over the past two-and-a-half years or so, from $36 per month in December 2005 to $34.50 per month in April 2008.
Source: Betanews
Comments(32)
First
wow your first. get a life loser.
What does being African American have to do with using the internet. Why do research on that race only, or for any race period. Makes no sense to me.
lol dial-up is history now
the internet is trash around here
My ISP has yet to break the 1mb/sec mark and the upload?…60kb/sec amazingly fast
yeah that’s right, I can upload 100MB in a cool 30 minutes
7000/512 – yeah that is worth every penny
it has only gone up 4000kbps in 8 years and the upload went up from maybe 32kb/sec to 60 in 8 years…sad
@3
It’s a demographic… that’s like saying what does it matter which age group likes what TV shows…. it’s called market research
What Blacks dont like the p0rn? when is the USA going to have some country come over here defend our country from extinction and install miles and miles of fiber optics? I am still waiting for the thank you from all country’s that got that stuff from us during WWI WWII….
@7
Were you alive during WW1 and WW2? If not, STFU. And learn to paddle faster, cause it sure took you guys a long time to get over to Europe to fight in WW2 anyway. ZING!?
I’m sure you’re getting more than enough return (read: oil) from your most recent ‘war’ anyway.
lol @ “High-speed connection”.
They dont even have 100/100mbit homelines like we have in sweden! USA is stoneage when it comes to broadband.
when will our internet be as fast as the rest of the world’s?
internet here is much slower here that in other countries.
So i should move to the Netherlands?! I do enjoy the colder weather and high speed connections… Though Americans have better women
Perhaps that is only opinion! Any suggestions?!
LOL u guys should come to Australia we have the most piss port internet in the world our broadband prices are more than double urs and yes dial up is still very alive in australia
oh poor dispreveleged american have-nots…. there is a reason for everything though:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLjovgiNZfE
@ 7 go walk into traffic. Glad to hear broadband use is on the rise in the US happy 4th of July!
Broadband will be dead soon because the stupid low 40 gig bandwidth cap and them charging for going over it. looks to me isps in usa want move backward not forward. plus it will make people not to want it. you will see if all others fellow AT&T AND Time Warner USA Broadband will be doomed. there Greedy Even Those They Say There Not.
“On the other hand, among African Americans, broadband access rose only slightly, from 40% to 43%.”
- how do they know this? do they actually require ‘race’ on signup forms? lol
Didn’t America go through a recession recently..
That must be to blame for some of it!
CHECK THIS OUT
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,347212,00.html
@5
You live in Australia too? It sooooo bad here! The average plan in America is US$34, man, that’s nothing! At the speed you get for that price, I’m surprised 100% of America doesn’t have Broadband! I pay US$65 and get broadband that’s about 4 times worse than you get! AND you get unlimited downloads. I rather unlimited downloads than super super fast downloads.
@5
You live in Australia too? It sooooo bad here! The average plan in America is US$34, man, that’s nothing! At the speed you get for that price, I’m surprised 100% of America doesn’t have Broadband! I pay US$65 and get broadband that’s about 4 times worse than you get, and at a 25GB download limit
! And you get unlimited downloads. I rather unlimited downloads than super super fast downloads.
I hope someday broadband would be free for all people. That means more people involve in the internet, more ideas, more warez, more scene groups, more freedom of speech.
£18 ($36)a month is quite expensive over here in Britain for what you get. I get 8Mbps, unlimited downloads, line rental and phone calls for £15 ($30) and I got a wireless router when I joined up.
I’ve just looked at the Talk Talk website and you can get 8Mbps with 40GB download limit and free weekend calls and free modem for £5 ($10) and it’s half price for the first 3 months, £2.50 ($5), that’s insane, I might just change ISP’s.
There are major reasons why ISP’s in USA and Canada have been limiting traffic.
Here in canada, Rogers is VERY against P2P/Torrents, and make it very hard for you to use properly to the full extent./ Bull is a bit better for torrents, but they have started to limit traffic and squeeze business traffic during peak times. Greasy!
Also, with the new law that will most likely come into effect sometime in the fall, Canadians will now be charged up to $500 per movie/song/copyright content downloaded OR up to $20,000 for uploading ANY copyrighted content.
Its all pressure from US suits and goverment lobbyists, to fit into their (NWO) New World Order, and regulate the internet…
I love Canada so much, and I hate to follow into the footsteps of the “slow” cousin to the south of us. (i am only talking about your government US
I have many american pals.)
Fight the power!
@25 *correction – Bull=Bell
We get tv (400 channels), telephone, 100mbit/100mbit internet flatrate, mobile phone in a package for 14,25 US$.
Today the internet is great for all who can pay all of the extra fee’s and that is one a the reason why Broadband is the best thing since slice bread! Verizon, the other company’s need to make the price’s fair.
America – VOTE LIBERTARIAN 2008!!!
That #¤%¤#% country full of the worst anti-pirate organizations in the world should be banned from internet instead of getting broadband. They could have their own usanet, where bittorrent could be banned if they want it so much, and leave the rest of the world alone!
MAKE BROADBAND AND CABLE INTERNET
EVEN CHEPEAR
MORE WILL GET IT….
DUHH..