Broadband penetration trends home broadband adoption 2009

Higher traffic and speed guaranteed. The percentage of users on broadband in the UK rose to More than 19 of 20 connections to the Internet are via broadband in the UK, according to a survey of Internet Service Providers. Due to the high penetration rate, the quarterly report has been discontinued.

By Aaron Smith. Over the last decade, broadband adoption has gone from being the province of the elite to a mainstream behavior by the majority of Americans. Yet even as broadband use has spread, there has been persistent evidence that some segments of the population are not part of the broadband adoption story. The Obama Administration has devoted considerable time and effort to promoting broadband adoption and expanding government efforts to bring it to non-user populations. Under a mandate from Congress, the Federal Communications Commission produced a major broadband plan in March The page plan contained scores of recommendations for how government agencies could encourage expanded broadband access.

Higher traffic and speed guaranteed. Broadband growth appears to be fueled largely by low-usage groups such as seniors and low-income Americans, according to a survey by Pew Internet. Meanwhile, US broadband penetration among active Internet users grew to Broadband growth in US homes grew mainly from low-usage groups, including seniors and low-income Americans.

By John B. The greatest growth in broadband adoption in the past year has taken place among population subgroups which have below average usage rates. Among them:. Population subgroups that have above average usage rates saw more modest increases during this time period. Notably, African Americans experienced their second consecutive year of broadband adoption growth that was below average.