Home Broadband Adoption 2009
Broadband adoption increases, but monthly prices do, too.
Broadband adoption increases, but monthly prices do, too.
John B. Horrigan will participate on a panel entitled "Scarcity, Diversity, Efficiency: Media Structure Regulation Reconsidered" at the Quello Center's 2009 Communication Law and Policy Symposium. The title for this year's symposium is "Rethinking...
John Horrigan will participate in a roundtable discussion at the 2009 Cable Show, sponsored by the National Cable Television Association.
John Horrigan will participate in a roundtable on "Mapping Broadband" at the National Telecommunications & Information Administration. This is part public outreach for the Commerce Department's Broadband Technology Opportunities Program.
Over half of the adult internet population is between 18 and 44 years old. But larger percentages of older generations are online now than in the past, and they are doing more activities online.
Our May 2008 survey asked dial-up users why they do not have a broadband connection at home and our December 2007 asked non-internet users about the reasons they do not use the internet. This table summarizes the results.
Investment in broadband has become part of the broader discussion about President Obama's economic stimulus package. How easy will it be to increase the pool of broadband subscribers or to encourage existing ones to upgrade their connection speeds?
Our August 2008 survey shows that 57% of Americans have broadband at home, just a 3 percentage point increase since December 2007. Economic conditions may mean people are putting off the upgrade to broadband.
Three "thermometers" of access show the disparities among various groups when it comes to internet access, cell phone use, and broadband access at home.
Some 55% of all adult Americans now have a high-speed internet connection at home. The percentage of Americans with broadband at home has grown from 47% in early 2007.