Well, the big broadband price wars are working, as evidenced by Middle- and Working-Class America’s rapid adoption of the high-speed technology.
A survey by our favorite-named Pew Internet and American Life Project says broadband adoption increased a whopping 59% from March last year to March 2006 among U.S. households with incomes between $30,000 and $50,000. Among the $30,000-$50,000 households, 43% now have broadband, compared to 68% for those making more than $75,000.
Overall, 42% of adult Americans have broadband, compared to 30% a year ago, writes USA Today.
Here’s our favorite part: “Surprisingly, the Pew survey indicated that households making less than $50,000 a year are slightly more likely to contribute to Internet content. This is a big change from 2002, the first time a Pew survey asked about user-generated content. Then, ‘a ‘broadband elite’ of mostly male technophiles were responsible for most of this activity,” Horrigan wrote.
“Broadband elite” = “nerds.”
Via USA Today
