Consumers favor Internet over cell phone and cable TV according to new study from Pew Research Center

Americans value broadband more than ever with home broadband adoption rates up 15 percent in 2009 and consumers favoring Internet over cell phone and cable TV, according to new research from the Pew Internet & American Life Project. The 29-page study will be unveiled today in Washington, DC at the Internet Innovation Alliance's Symposium "Developing a National Broadband Strategy: Deployment, Adoption and the Stimulus."

The Symposium will feature notables and pioneers in the technology space such as West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin and NBA All-Star Chris Bosh and will highlight two main issues: bringing broadband to unserved communities and making broadband affordable for all Americans. Featured speaker at the event John B. Horrigan, Associate Director of the Pew Internet Project, will discuss the findings of Pew's new report "Home Broadband Adoption 2009..."