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Research sees U.S. making gains in broadband penetration
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cseeman 
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Posted 19 November 2008 - 10:45 AM
http://www.pewinternet.org/pdfs/PIPBroadband2008.pdf
Home broadband adoption increased from 47% from March 2007 to 55%
in April 2008.
Some 55% of adult Americans now have broadband internet connections at home, up from 47% who had high-speed access at home last year at this time.
Pew research has 55% have Broadband as of April.
http://www.pewinternet.org/pdfs/PIPBroadband2008.pdf
The numbers in this article have no context. Pew is quite reputable and their reports are detailed
How can the article (its sources) claim 24.9% penetration currently? How can the article have any meaning without "penetration" defined?
Why not include a link to Point Topic's research?
http://point-topic.c...ecast081119.htm
Which says<
"Point Topic’s methodology for making these forecasts is based on tracking the percentage of premises of all kinds – both homes and workplaces - which have a broadband line."
Are they measuring "lines" whereas Pew is measuring users?
How they do define a "line" and why is that somehow more meaningful compared to "adult Americans" having "broadband internet connections in their homes."
Something is WAY OFF here and the numbers are meaningless without explanation. Point Topic's numbers seem WAY too low without an explanation of the measurement.
Home broadband adoption increased from 47% from March 2007 to 55%
in April 2008.
Some 55% of adult Americans now have broadband internet connections at home, up from 47% who had high-speed access at home last year at this time.
Pew research has 55% have Broadband as of April.
http://www.pewinternet.org/pdfs/PIPBroadband2008.pdf
The numbers in this article have no context. Pew is quite reputable and their reports are detailed
How can the article (its sources) claim 24.9% penetration currently? How can the article have any meaning without "penetration" defined?
Why not include a link to Point Topic's research?
http://point-topic.c...ecast081119.htm
Which says<
"Point Topic’s methodology for making these forecasts is based on tracking the percentage of premises of all kinds – both homes and workplaces - which have a broadband line."
Are they measuring "lines" whereas Pew is measuring users?
How they do define a "line" and why is that somehow more meaningful compared to "adult Americans" having "broadband internet connections in their homes."
Something is WAY OFF here and the numbers are meaningless without explanation. Point Topic's numbers seem WAY too low without an explanation of the measurement.
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alansky
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Posted 19 November 2008 - 03:17 PM
How do they figure that broadband penetration will increase when, despite a 20% drop in broadband prices worldwide, U.S. broadband service keeps getting more and more expensive. Not to mention the fact that the U.S. economy is the weakest it has been since the Great Depression.
Here in California, at least, broadband is already available in most areas that Comcast, AT&T, etc. have any interest in serving. Many potential customers live in areas where there simply aren't enough bodies to make it worthwhile for service providers to offer service. It seems likely to me that these areas will never be served until the government requires the broadband utilities to offer equal access to all citizens, as happened with electricity and telephone service in the past.
Here in California, at least, broadband is already available in most areas that Comcast, AT&T, etc. have any interest in serving. Many potential customers live in areas where there simply aren't enough bodies to make it worthwhile for service providers to offer service. It seems likely to me that these areas will never be served until the government requires the broadband utilities to offer equal access to all citizens, as happened with electricity and telephone service in the past.
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