Income and race are becoming less important in U.S. broadband adoption according to The Pew Internet & American Life Project report "Home Broadband Adoption 2007."
The total number of home broadband users this year is about as large as all of Internet users during the first year the survey was conducted in 2000. The
The study found the use of broadband at home by African-American adults rose to 40 percent, up from less than 15 percent in 2005. Thirty-one percent of rural Americans have home broadband connections, compared with 49 percent and 52 percent of suburban and urban residents respectively. "It is important that we foster a commercial, tax and policy environment that encourages investment and innovation in broadband technologies and their deployment," said Bruce Mehlman, co-chair of the IIA. "The Pew Internet research demonstrates that we've made important progress toward a more pluralistic consumption of broadband, but highlights the gaps which still exist. The IIA remains committed to working toward universal broadband access."
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