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Science/Technology
Culture, Income, Location Affect Broadband Adoption in Washington Region
The focus of the digital divide debate is shifting from access to affordability, a report from the American University School of Communication's Investigative Reporting Workshop finds. Based on analyses of the Federal Communications Commission's broadband adoption data and the 2005-09 American Community Survey, the report, Culture, Income, Location Affect Broadband Adoption in Washington Region (5 pages, HTML), finds that having a low income is the most consistent trait among those without high-speed Internet service, although adoption rates are lower among Latinos and rural residents regardless of income. The report, which includes an interactive map, shows that among twenty-nine counties and municipalities, the wealthy suburb of Fairfax County, Virginia, ranked first in adoption rates, while the District of Columbia ranked seventeenth. Funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the report notes that the industry is trending toward selling high-end services to existing customers rather than offering more affordable options to new ones.
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