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Articles and resources about trends and issues in the rollout of broadband in the United States.
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- U.S. Broadband Adoption Continues to Rise
- By Enid Burns. Clickz, July 3, 2007. "High-speed Internet connections exist in 53 percent of all U.S. households. The report, "Broadband Access and Service in the Home 2007," by Leichtman Research Group finds broadband services account for 72 percent of all home Internet subscriptions, up from 60 percent the previous year..."
Added: 6 July 2007;
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- Study: As Broadband Adoption Slows, Lower-Income and Rural Users Grow
- By Fred Aun. Clickz, July 3, 2007. "The rate of high-speed Internet adoption in American homes declined dramatically during the past year. But a new survey shows strong broadband adoption growth among blacks, low-income households, rural residents, and people who have not graduated from college..."
Added: 6 July 2007;
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- US broadband growth plateaus
- AustralianIT, July 4, 2007. "The rate of broadband adoption is slowing in the US, partly because service providers already have grabbed the easiest converts, a study has found..."
Added: 4 July 2007;
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- Home Broadband Adoption 2007
- by John Horrigan and Aaron Smith. Pew Internet and American Life, 3 July 2007. "47% of adults have high-speed internet connections at home as of early March 2007, up five percentage points from a year earlier..."
Added: 4 July 2007;
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- Over Half of US Households Subscribe to Broadband
- US Broadband Penetration Grows to 82.2% Among Active Internet Users - June 2007 Bandwidth Report. Website Optimization, LLC, June 18, 2007. "53% of all US households now subscribe to a broadband high-speed Internet service at home, according to Leichtman Research Group. Broadband services now account for about 72% of all home Internet subscriptions - compared to 60% last year. Broadband adoption is strongly tied to household income..."
Added: 29 June 2007;
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- Maryland Fast Tracks Broadband Funds
- Government Technology, June 25, 2007. "Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, joined by state and local officials at his Cabinet meeting in Salisbury, today announced an advance of $2 million to continue installation of the Rural Broadband Initiative from Salisbury to the Bay Bridge, the second phase of the massive project to bring fiber-optic lines to the Eastern Shore and Southern Maryland. Earlier this month, NASA's Wallops Island Space Facility was linked to Salisbury State University completing Phase 1 of the initiative..."
Added: 28 June 2007;
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- Report on Internet Connection Speed Shows U.S. Far Behind Other Industrialized Nations
- Government Technology, June 27, 2007. "Results released today of the first-ever state-by-state report on Internet connection speed reveal that the United States is falling far behind other industrialized nations. The report, based on aggregated data from nearly 80,000 users, shows that the median real-time download speed in the U.S. is a mere 1.9 megabits per second (mbps). The best available estimates show average download speeds in Japan of 61 mbps, in South Korea of 45 mbps, in France of 17 mbps and in Canada of 7 mbps..."
Added: 28 June 2007;
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- The Broadband Factbook - in pdf format (2666kb)
(This document requires the use of Adobe Acrobat Reader). Internet Innovation Alliance, 2007. "The information in this Broadband Fact Book is more than a collection of data or random facts. While each individual entry may be interesting on its own, the real power of this book flows from the collective story it tells about U.S. efforts to deliver high-speed Internet access to its people, the potential benefits of broadband, and what it will take to achieve our national goals. The data shows that Americans are signing up for broadband at a rapid rate, but that we remain well short of our national goal of universal deployment..."
Added: 2 May 2007;
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- US Falls to 25th in Broadband Penetration Worldwide - US Broadband Growth Below OECD Average - April 2007 Bandwidth Report
- Website Optimization, LLC, April 25, 2007. "The US fell from 23rd to 25th place in worldwide broadband pentration in the last half of 2006, according to a recent survey by Point Topic. OECD data confirms the slowdown, with the US falling to 15th in broadband penetration among OECD countries surveyed. US broadband penetration grew 0.65 percentage points to 80.81% among active Internet users in March..."
Added: 26 April 2007;
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- US military plans to put internet router in space
- Internet routing is rising to the next level - space - as part of a US government project, By John Blau. Computerworld, 16 April, 2007. "The US military plans to test an internet router in space, in a project that could also benefit civilian broadband satellite communications..."
Added: 16 April 2007;
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- Three-Quarters of U.S. Web Users Are In the Fast Lane
- By Enid Burns. Clickz, December 13, 2006. "Seventy-eight percent of the U.S. active home online population connects via broadband. Their top online activities include gaming, instant messaging, social networking and e-mail, according to data released by Nielsen//NetRatings..."
Added: 14 December 2006;
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- Five Personalities Emerge From Broadband Users
- By Enid Burns. Clickz, November 16, 2006. ".. Broadband growth has continued at a 60 percent compound annual growth rate, reaching one-third of all Americans over age 13. Its adoption has created a population of five segments with unique characteristics: content king; social clicker; online insider; fast tracker; and everyday pro...."
Added: 20 November 2006;
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- Army extends broadband to helicopters
- By Bob Brewin. Federal Computer Week, November 10, 2006. "Honolulu -- The Army has started deploying innovative broadband satellite communications technology on its command and control helicopters as part of its push to enable its force with IP communications, the Army’s chief information officer said here at the annual AFCEA TechNet Asia-Pacific conference..."
Added: 13 November 2006;
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- FCC to clarify rules for powerline broadband
- Commission expected to classify BPL as it has DSL and cable modem, a move that should help spur further investment in the technology, By Marguerite Reardon. CNET News.com, October 31, 2006. "During its monthly meeting Friday, the Federal Communications Commission is expected to clarify any regulatory uncertainty that may surround broadband over powerline technology..."
Added: 1 November 2006;
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- European Broadband Penetration Gap Widening - US Broadband Penetration Nears 75% Among Active Internet Users
- Websiteoptimization.com, September 2006 Bandwidth Report. "Summary: The broadband gap in Europe is widening, according to a recent survey. While Denmark, the Netherlands, and Finland top the EU, Greece, Poland, and Slovakia are trailing in broadband penetration. Meanwhile in the US, broadband penetration among active Internet users neared 75% in August 2006."
Added: 26 September 2006;
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