More than half of US internet users have broadband access
19 April 2004
Over half (55 per cent) of internet users in the United States have access to a high-speed connection at home or work, according to a new survey.
Two out of five US internet users have access at home to a high-speed internet connection, research conducted by the Pew Internet and American Life Project showed, an increase of 60 per cent since March 2003.
Telephone companies in the US have slashed prices to compete with cable broadband and the report estimates that the adult residential broadband population is now around 48 million, or 25 per cent of all adults.
Subscription to DSL, short for digital subscriber line, high-speed internet connections has more than doubled since March 2003, the report states. DSL now has a 42 per cent share of the US broadband market, up from 28 per cent in March last year.
The survey of 2,204 Americans found consumers increasingly willing to pay $10 to $30 more per month to connect to broadband, largely as a result of consumer frustration with slower connections.
The survey's author, John Horrigan, said: "People do more things online the longer they have been internet users, and the additional waiting sours them on dial-up. Paying more for broadband thus has more big efficiency payoffs for many dial-up users."
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