3wan.net: USA - FCC Report Validates Providers' Broadband Uptake Fears

As the FCC prepares to release its national broadband plan recommendations to Congress, it turns out there are some Americans who don’t even want high-speed Internet. About 93 million don’t have the option at all, and many of those citizens see the Web as a waste of time and money, according to a new FCC survey.

Whether that’s a silly perception is for you to decide. Yet, as the Obama Administration pushes for ubiquitous broadband coverage with stimulus money and a pending strategy, the reality is, the FCC is finally getting to the bottom of some providers’ fears – if we build it, will they come? And the answer is not necessarily yes...