Selected news stories about the Pew Internet Project and articles citing our data.
Broadband Growth Narrows In U.S.
9/21/2005 | 
Coverage
Lisa DiCarlo, Forbes.com
'"After years of double-digit growth, the rate at which Americans are switching to high-speed broadband Internet connections is slowing considerably and could slow further. That the U.S. is a laggard in broadband penetration--the country ranks 12th globally--could have implications for America's social and economic standing in the world.
Lack of growth may also hamper efforts by content owners (music, movies, television and videogames) to digitally distribute their product.
The findings of the study will be presented Saturday at the Telecommunications Policy Research Conference in Washington, D.C., by John B. Horrigan, research director of the Pew Internet Project. In May 2005, 53% of home Internet users had high-speed connections, up from 50% in December 2004. It's an increase that Pew deems "small" and "statistically insignificant" and one that "compares unfavorably" with the double-digit growth rates of previous years.
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