Broadband penetration of the nation’s rural areas has more than doubled since 2003, but it still lags behind urban and suburban areas by a substantial margin, according to a survey released this week by the Pew Internet & American Life Project. By the end of 2005, surveyors found, 24 percent of rural Americans had broadband Internet connections, compared to only nine percent in 2003. However, that number significantly trails the rest of the nation, where broadband penetration is 39 percent.
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Rural Broadband Gap Narrowing, Says Pew Study
Posted by: John P. Mello Jr. February 28, 2006 07:50 AMBroadband penetration of the nation’s rural areas has more than doubled since 2003, but it still lags behind urban and suburban areas by a substantial margin, according to a survey released this week by the Pew Internet & American Life Project. By the end of 2005, surveyors found, 24 percent of rural Americans had broadband Internet connections, compared to only nine percent in 2003. However, that number significantly trails the rest of the nation, where broadband penetration is 39 percent.