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112 million U.S. adults have broadband at home, up 300% from 2002

The top local market for broadband penetration is San Francisco, where 62% of adults live in households with high-speed connections, says Scarborough Research. Those with broadband access buy online more often, the survey shows.

Posted 04/22/2008Don DavisPost a comment

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When it comes to web access, more people are seeking fatter pipes

69 million U.S. Internet users will access the web via broadband connections by year’s end, up 12.6% from the current 61.3 million; the total should reach 115 million by 2011, according to new research.

Posted 06/01/2007Don DavisPost a comment

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Worldwide Internet access shifts decisively to high speed, new report says

78% of all online consumers worldwide access the Internet through a broadband connection, says a new report from research company Ipsos Insight. That`s up 41% in only three years—in 2003, 56% of users accessed the Internet via broadband.

Posted 04/27/2007Kurt PetersPost a comment

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78% of U.S. active home Internet users connect via broadband

A larger percentage of U.S. active home web users are connecting to the Internet via broadband, according to a new study. In November, 78% of active users had a broadband connection, up 13 percentage points from a year earlier.

Posted 12/18/2006Kurt PetersPost a comment

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More than 3 million broadband subscribers added in the first quarter

Nearly 70% of all U.S. households now subscribe to an online service at home, with high-speed Internet services accounting for about 60% of all online subscribers, according to Leichtman Research Group.

Posted 07/13/2006Paul DemeryPost a comment

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Home broadband uses jumps 40% to 84 million in the U.S.

The number of Americans with broadband at home jumped 40% to 84 million in March from 60 million in March 2005, the Pew Internet & American Life Project said. That’s double the 20% rate that occurred between March 2004 and March 2005.

Posted 05/30/2006Kurt PetersPost a comment

Rural Americans lag in broadband Internet use

Rural Americans continue to lag the rest of the U.S. in adoption of broadband connections at home, but the gap is narrowing, says a new report from the Pew Internet & American Life Project.

Posted 03/02/2006Kurt PetersPost a comment

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Broadband adoption among U.S. consumers is slowing down

The growth in the number of U.S. households adopting high-speed Internet connections is slowing, according to a new report from the Pew Internet & American Life Project.

Posted 09/26/2005Kurt PetersPost a comment