Broadband Disconnect - Telecom Blog

About 93 million Americans -- about one-third of the country -- don't get broadband at home, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) revealed in a new survey that comes to light less than a month before the Commission presents its National Broadband Plan to Congress.

According to the study, the unsurprising, chief culprit was "affordability," with 36 percent of "non-adopters" claiming that they can't afford broadband or the installation fee, a computer, or are reluctant to do a long-term service contract. The average monthly bill reported by survey respondents was $41...