said by fAcEtIOUs:»
www.ncta.com/DocumentBinary.aspx?id=578Broadband adoption rates in the U.S. reflect a number of economic, cultural and demographic characteristics that are unique to this country. First, more than 26 percent of U.S. households still do not own a computer. Second, it is estimated that more than 21 percent of U.S. households continue to rely on dial-up Internet access for basic email and limited browsing functionality, even though most of them have one or more high-speed Internet service options available to them. And while it may seem inexplicable, not every consumer yet sees the need to switch to broadband – a recent Pew Internet and American Life project survey reported that nearly 60 percent of these dial-up users said they are not interested in switching to broadband.
Of course, the groups who demand that the US have higher broadband penetration rates thinks that if the nanny gov't intervenes as they desire, these people would be given free PC's and be forced to switch to broadband from dial-up whether they want to or not.
First of all they give out specific numbers that say how many have dial-up and that don't want broadband, but then say MOST have access to broadband. How much is MOST? Not very accurate number. Is it 51% or 99% or somehwere inbetween?
