2/3 of Americans Without Broadband Don't Want It

Posted by kdawson on Friday January 23, 2009 @05:34AM from the if-we-build-it-will-they-come dept.

Ant writes in with news that won't be welcomed by the incoming US administration as it tries to expand the availability of broadband Internet service. A recent report from the Pew Internet & American Life Project indicates, as noted by Ars Technica, that two-thirds of Americans without broadband don't want it. "...when we look at the overall reasons why Americans don't have broadband, availability isn't the biggest barrier. Neither is price. Those two, combined, only account for one-third of Americans without broadband. Two-thirds simply don't want it. The bigger issue is a lack of perceived value."

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Re:I find it hard to believe by betterunixthanunix · 2009-01-23 05:50 · Score: 0, Redundant

Or maybe it is just not that important to them? Not everyone spends most of their time online. Some people really only use their computer once in a while and do not see a point in paying more than $10/mo. for something they use for maybe 30 minutes per day.

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