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Report: Broadband In US Homes Nearly 20 Percent

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the thats-a-lotta-bits dept.

jangobongo writes "A Commerce Department report, prepared in September, shows that the number of Americans using fast internet connections doubled from 2001 to late 2003. Experts are disappointed though, because even though 12 million households switched to broadband, the total amounts to about 19.9 percent of all U.S. households, lagging far behind countries that include South Korea, Taiwan and Canada."

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  1. Well, maybe, just maybe... by doppleganger871 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    ...some people DONT WANT IT. For instance... My grandfather, and two uncles. They don't have any interest in more than a 10-hour per month, dialup connection. That's all they need. There has to be a decent percentage of people who just are happy living life not being so damn connected. I know sometimes it bugs the hell outa me.

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