US Broadband Adoption Slows, Growth in Low Income and Rural Users

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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.

Broadband adoption is affected by household income. Broadband reaches 68 percent of households with annual income over $50,000, up from 59 percent last year. By contrast, 39 percent of households with income under $50,000 subscribe to broadband services, an increase from 27 percent...

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