A study from the Pew Research Center's Internet and American Life Project finds that the rate of broadband adoption in the United States has slowed, and that a majority of Americans feel that the National Broadband Plan should not be a government priority. Broadband expansion may be just what the country needs to get back on track, though.
According to the study, 53 percent of those surveyed feel that broadband expansion is not an important priority for the United States government, or shouldn't be attempted at all. However, 65 percent believe that lack of broadband is a disadvantage when it comes to finding out about job opportunities or gaining new career skills, 62 percent feel lack of broadband is a disadvantage for those seeking health information, and 56 percent think that lack of broadband is a disadvantage for gaining access to government services.
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This is sad because America is already behind many countries in broad band access and speed. After living in South Korea for over two years it is difficult to adjust to paying the same cost for brandband and dropping from 18GPS upload and download per second to 6GBS download and 2GBS upload in metropolitan Atlanta. We really need to build a new, modern, fast backbone for truly high speed internet access nationally. It is really an issue of international competitiveness.
John H. Armwood
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