Broadband Now: Adoption February 18th, 2009
Portia Krebs

With all eyes fixed on the economy and broadband playing a role in our nation’s stimulus plans, broadband deployment is a hot topic.  Our latest edition of Broadband Now takes a look at broadband adoption in the U.S., starting with the fact that America’s nearly 1,400 broadband providers have invested more than $120 billion in infrastructure in the past two years alone.  Just how connected are we?  With roughly 73 million households online, our country is the most populous broadband nation on earth other than China.

Other adoption highlights include:

• More than 90% of Americans live in areas where broadband is available, and 80% of us say Internet service is “untouchable” when it comes to cutting expenses.
• New surveys indicate that less than 10% of unconnected Americans cite cost as a barrier to access, and nearly half say they simply don’t need broadband.
• Given the fact that 1 in 4 American homes do not have a computer, there are very real barriers to access that can be overcome through innovative public-private partnerships (i.e., an initiative in Kentucky increased computer ownership by 5 times the national average and caused broadband adoption to double).

Click on the video for more on broadband adoption.

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