The Free Press, Consumers Union, and the Consumer Federation of America respond to the July FCC report with a report titled “Broadband Reality Check” claiming that the US government is stifling broadband competition in favor of the DSL/Cable duopoly. Meanwhile, the US has dropped from 13th to 16th worldwide in broadband penetration. In July, US broadband penetration jumped 1.35 percentage points to 59.92% among active Internet users. By August, US broadband penetration should break 60%.
The Bandwidth Report Category: US
FCC Fudging Broadband Figures? – US Broadband Penetration Jumps to 58.6% in June – July 2005 Bandwidth Report
The FCC’s recent broadband penetration report has critics wondering about its accuracy. Is the FCC fudging US broadband figures to avoid taking “immediate action” or artificially inflate penetration rates to help the President meet his stated goal of “universal, affordable access to broadband by 2007”? Only time will tell. Meanwhile, in June, US broadband jumped 1.36 percentage points to 58.57% among active Internet users.
US-Canadian Broadband Penetration Gap at 20 Points – US Broadband Penetration Crawls to 58.8% in May – June 2005 Bandwidth Report
Continuing last year’s trend, Canada leads the US in broadband penetration by 20 percentage points. As of March 2005, Canadians enjoy a broadband penetration rate of 77%, while only 57% of the wired US population has broadband. In May, US broadband penetration crept up by 0.36 percentage points to 58.82% among active Internet users.
UK’s Digital Divide – US Broadband Penetration Jumps to 58.5% in April – May 2005 Bandwidth Report
In Britain, broadband penetration is a tale of haves and have-nots. Just as we found in Europe, relatively young and affluent areas have higher broadband penetration rates than older, less affluent constituencies. Does Labour beat the Tory party in the race for broadband supremacy? In April, U.S. broadband penetration jumped by 1.42 percentage points to 58.46% among active Internet users. At its recent growth rate, broadband penetration in the U.S. should break 60% by July 2005 at the latest.
Belgium Leads European Countries in Broadband Penetration – US Broadband Penetration Grows to 57% in March – April 2005 Bandwidth Report
Belgium, the Netherlands, and Switzerland lead European countries in overall broadband penetration, according to a survey by HeavyReading.com in March 2005. In March, broadband penetration among active Internet users in the U.S. grew by 0.75 percentage points to 57.04%. Narrowband penetration in US homes fell to 42.96% in March 2005.
It’s a Broadband World After All – US Broadband Penetration Grows to 56.3% in February – March 2005 Bandwidth Report
Worldwide, broadband penetration has reached 62% among Internet users, according to the “Face of the Web” survey by Ipsos-Insight. The annual survey found that while broadband penetration grew by 24% last year, narrowband connections still dominate many rural areas in Russia, India, Mexico, Brazil, France and the U.K. In February, broadband penetration among active Internet users in the U.S. grew by 0.55 percentage points to 56.29%. Narrowband penetration in US homes fell to 43.71% in February 2005.
Broadband Buyers Dominate Online – Europe’s Digital Divide – US Broadband Penetration Grows to 55.5% in January – February 2005 Bandwidth Report
Broadband users outpurchased narrowband users by over 2 to 1 over the holidays, according to a recent survey by Nielsen/NetRatings. While women now outpace men in European Internet uptake, the digital divide remains for age, education, and income, according to a new survey by the European Commission. In January, broadband penetration among active Internet users in the U.S. grew by 0.78 percentage points to 55.47%. 44.53% of US home users dial into the Internet with “narrowband” connections of 56Kbps or less.
U.S. Broadband Users Up 35.9% in 2004 – US Broadband Penetration Jumps to 54.7% in December – January 2005 Bandwidth Report
The number of broadband users in U.S. homes increased by 35.9% in 2004. The growth of broadband users in the home outpaced the growth at work by 14.5%. In December, broadband penetration among active Internet users in the U.S. grew by 1.1 percentage points to 54.69%. 45.31% of US home users dial into the Internet with “narrowband” connections of 56Kbps or less.
US a Generation Behind in High-Speed Broadband – U.S. Broadband Penetration Climbs to 53.6% – December 2004 Bandwidth Report
The US is a generation behind Japan and Korea in high-speed broadband adoption, according to a recent report. U.S. broadband penetration grew by 0.73 percentage points to 53.59% among active Internet users in November. 46.41% of US home users dial into the Internet with “narrowband” connections of 56Kbps or less.
US Broadband Penetration Jumps to 52.9% Among Active Internet Users – Interplanetary Broadband Laser – November 2004 Bandwidth Report
U.S. broadband penetration grew by 1.53 percentage points to 52.86% among active Internet users in October. 47.14% of US home users dial into the Internet with “narrowband” connections of 56Kbps or less. NASA has begun work on a laser-based interplanetary broadband link to transmit data back from Mars.