+ Why We Don’t Know Enough About Broadband in the U.S?
by John Horrigan

Half of all Americans now have broadband at home, according to the Pew Internet Project’s September 2007 survey, marking the first time that as many as 50% of respondents say they have high-speed internet connections at home. This milestone in broadband adoption occurs at a time of close scrutiny of the data gathered by government agencies on broadband deployment. This article puts the rate of home broadband adoption in historical context before discussing in detail the issues surrounding broadband data collection and current legislation that seeks to make improvements.

+ Measuring Broadband
by Kenneth Flamm, Amy Friedlander, John Horrigan, William Lehr

Imperfect or absent data are rarely mentioned in policy discussions. Yet the communications policy debate in the United States today is inseparable from debates about the data used to make claims about policy propositions. Policymakers are beginning to see the need for better data, and this report contains recommendations on the principles that should guide efforts to improve data collection on the deployment and use of communications infrastructure. The report is based on a workshop convened last year by the Pew Internet & American Life Project, the University of Texas at Austin, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Source: Pew Internet & American Life Project

See Also: OECD Broadband Portal Launched with Plenty of Stats

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