Study: U.S. Broadband Adoption Leaps Despite Recession, Rising Prices

Mac Daddy · Jun 18, 2009, 12:23 AM

The recession may indeed be forcing you to cut back on some cellphone and cable television services, but apparently it will only get your high-speed Internet access when it pries your computer mouse from your cold, dead hands.

The latest Pew Internet and American Life Project study, released Wednesday, shows broadband adoption growing in the face of a sour economy. The study put the adoption rate at 63 percent, up from 55 percent last year -- with senior citizens and low-income Americans experiencing the largest growth rates year-over-year.
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Source: Technewsworld

Jun 18, 2009, 12:23 AM	#1
Mac Daddy DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 7,950 Rep Power: 79 System Specs	Study: U.S. Broadband Adoption Leaps Despite Recession, Rising Prices The recession may indeed be forcing you to cut back on some cellphone and cable television services, but apparently it will only get your high-speed Internet access when it pries your computer mouse from your cold, dead hands. The latest Pew Internet and American Life Project study, released Wednesday, shows broadband adoption growing in the face of a sour economy. The study put the adoption rate at 63 percent, up from 55 percent last year -- with senior citizens and low-income Americans experiencing the largest growth rates year-over-year. _______________ Source: Technewsworld __________________ "My mom said the only reason men are alive is for lawn care and vehicle maintenance." - Tim Allen