A new study by the Pew Internet & American Life Project concludes that “[t]he rate of growth in penetration of high-speed internet at home has slowed and could slow further after several years of rapid growth.” It also suggests that “slowing broadband adoption might encourage bold policy responses (e.g., municipally-owned networks) in order to address worries that the United States is falling behind other countries in broadband uptake and deployment.”
The…May 2005 survey shows that 53% of home internet users have high-speed connections at home, up from 50% in December 2004 – a small and not statistically significant increase. This compares unfavorably with growth rates over a comparable time frame a year earlier. In May 2004, 42% of home internet users had high-speed connections, 20% above the 35% home high-speed penetration figure for November 2003.
A News.com story quotes John Horrigan, Pew’s director of research:
“The low-hanging fruit of early adopters is gone. And the remaining dial-up population seems unenthused in terms of the Internet, so mathematically, that makes for a smaller fruitful pool for providers to select from.”
Mitch Shapiro at 12:26 PM|Comments(0)
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