Broadband Demand and Wireless

A majority of Americans use the internet; however a smaller fraction are using broadband, on the order of 15% of households. Although the rate of growth of broadband subscription has slowed, observers are divided in being concerned about too slow an adoption rate or considering the rate to be normal and as expected. Observers do generally agree, though, that the basic characteristics of broadband and specific applications that are enabled represent an important economic opportunity and are an issue in international economic competitiveness.