Broadband in every household by Zivka Deleva

“This is Broadband. This is the Way” said Media One marketing campaign in 1996 trying to sell their high speed data base access. Today the percentage of households that connect to the Internet using broadband grew to 63.5 percent in 2009 from 9.2 percent in 2001. A report prepared by the Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Economics and Statistics Administration based on a Census survey of about 54,000 households conducted in October 2009, brought to light some gaps in the usage of the broadband. The analysis showed that households with bigger income subscribe much more than households with income less than 25000 dollars. It showed that households with at least one college diploma subscribe 55% more than households with high school diploma. Asian-American households and non-Hispanic white households subscribed significantly more than African-American households and Hispanic households. The difference between ! rural households and urban one was less than 10 percent. Filing these gaps are priority for FCC so they can full fill their National Broad Band Plan from April 2010. That way it can make real their goal “stimulate economic growth, spur job creation, and boost our capabilities in education, healthcare, homeland security and more” as they say on their official webpage. The Census data found that 38 percent of Americans who don't have broadband at home say they don't subscribe because they don't need it, while 26 percent say it's too expensive and only 4 percent say it's not available where they live. Which way of fixing problem will they use, we are about to see soon.

by Zivka Deleva for Cantell TV (http://cantell.tv)

Cantell TV is the fastest growing provi! der of digital broadcasting coupled with telecommunications, a! llowing people to easily control, view, upload and share digital content through proprietary interface coupled with free phone calls. Cantell TV is committed to delivering infinite choices to your world of entertainment at the tip of your fingers.