broadband adoption

Connect Minnesota Releases 2011 Residential Broadband Adoption Survey Results

Stevie Converse — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 12:59:10 -0400

Full article: Connect Minnesota
Connect Minnesota released new residential broadband adoption survey results revealing the top trends in technology use among key demographics in the state. According to the survey, approximately 28% of the population still does not subscribe to broadband. Most notably, the majority of low-income, senior, disabled adult, and Hispanic households are without broadband at home, leaving them facing an uphill battle in keeping up with essential online resources, job and educational opportunities, and social services.

Worldwide, Broadband Demand and Speeds Are Zooming

Stevie Converse — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 11:42:00 -0400

Full article: GigaOM
Om Malik
A new report from Akamai shows that the number of broadband subscribers and average speeds are rising worldwide. Europe dominates the list of top ten countries with the highest broadband connectivity while Asian cities dominate the list of the 100 fastest cities in the world. Eighteen U.S. cities are on the top 100 list.

Media Minutes: July 22, 2011

Stevie Converse — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 20:38:05 -0400

As News Corp. owner Rupert Murdoch tries to minimize the phone-hacking scandal that has led to several arrests and snared British officials and police in a web of unethical and possibly criminal behavior, U.S. public interest groups and some members of Congress are seizing the opportunity to call attention to the dangers of too much media in too few powerful hands. And a “broadband underclass” is developing in America as some populations soar with the fastest broadband connections available and others plod along with slow or no connections at all.

Media Minutes (2011-07-22)

Stevie Converse — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 20:35:43 -0400

U.S. Lagging in Broadband Adoption, Speed

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 23 May 2011 07:27:49 -0400

Full article: Reuters
Jasmin Melvin
The United States continues to lag behind other countries in broadband adoption and download speeds, according to a report released by the FCC.

State of the Internet: Fiber, Fast Cities and Faster Broadband

Stevie Converse — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 11:43:53 -0400

Full article: GigaOM
Om Malik
The last three months of 2010 were good for broadband, thanks to growing demand for high-speed connections and growing popularity of fiber-based networks in Asia and Europe, according to a new State of the Internet Report by Akamai.

Panel Zooms in on Broadband Adoption

Stevie Converse — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 10:40:32 -0400

Full article: Broadband Breakfast
Rahul Gaitonde
National Telecommunications and Information Administration Deputy Administrator, Anna Gomez presented an overview of the recently released Digital Nation report, the largest and most in-depth study of broadband use and access ever conducted by the Commerce Department. The report says that many households in America still do not subscribe to broadband speeds fast enough to do common internet activities, such as watch streaming video.

Does Place Really Matter? Broadband Availability, Race and Income

Stevie Converse — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 10:40:30 -0400

Full article: Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies
This paper presents three case studies in the state of South Carolina, and the cities of Chicago, Ill., and Los Angeles, Calif., with in-depth analyses of wireline and wireless access in high minority, low-income communities.

GAO Report Highlights Broadband Price Problem while FCC Looks in a Different Direction

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 10:21:22 -0400

Full article: Connected Planet
Dan O'Shea
The U.S. General Accounting Office released a report examining the challenges for implementing the FCC's National Broadband Plan. The conclusion is that prices in markets without enough competition are hurting adoption rates even through broadband is available. That's a conclusion the FCC has failed to reach on its own.

GAO: High U.S. Broadband Prices Hindering Adoption

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 09:11:54 -0400

Full article: Broadband Reports
Karl Bode
According to a new General Accounting Office study, the high cost of service is what's primarily slowing the adoption of broadband services.