The Internet Innovation Alliance is a broad-based coalition of business and non-profit organizations that aim to ensure every American, regardless of race, income or geography, has access to the critical tool that is broadband Internet. The IIA seeks to promote public policies that support equal opportunity for universal broadband availability and adoption so that everyone, everywhere can seize the benefits of the Internet - from education to health care, employment to community building, civic engagement and beyond.
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Tuesday, August 17
A recent study shows that the rate of broadband adoption among lower-income households will increase by more than 34 percentage points from 2009 to 2013.
— Shapiro, Robert and Kevin Hassett. “A New Analysis of Broadband Adoption Rates by Minority Households.” Georgetown Center for Business and Public Policy. Washington D.C. June 22, 2010.
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Monday, August 09
Around 80% of the world’s three billion broadband subscriptions will be mobile by 2013.
— “Laptops and netbooks: Mobile broadband traffic across regions 2009-2017,” Coda Research Consultancy, September 2009.
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Monday, August 02
Studies show that by 2017, more than 90 percent of lower-income households and nearly 98 percent of middle-income households would have broadband service in a more flexible pricing approach.
— Shapiro, Robert and Kevin Hassett. “A New Analysis of Broadband Adoption Rates by Minority Households.” Georgetown Center for Business and Public Policy. Washington D.C. June 22, 2010.
Learn more facts about broadband in our ever-expanding Broadband Fact Book.
Monday, July 26
9 Percent of American adults now go online using an Mp3 player, E-book reader or tablet computer.
— Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project. “Mobile Access 2020,” Washington D.C. July 2, 2010.
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Tuesday, July 20
From 2001 to 2009, the percentage of Americans with home broadband service increased from 9.1 percent to 63.9 percent.
— Shapiro, Robert and Kevin Hassett. “A New Analysis of Broadband Adoption Rates by Minority Households.” Georgetown Center for Business and Public Policy. Washington D.C. June 22, 2010.
Learn more facts in our Broadband Fact Book.
Monday, July 12
Price is the largest factor determining whether a household subscribes to broadband service.
— Shapiro, Robert and Kevin Hassett. “A New Analysis of Broadband Adoption Rates by Minority Households.” Georgetown Center for Business and Public Policy. Washington D.C. June 22, 2010.
Learn more about broadband in our Broadband Fact Book.
Wednesday, July 07
According to the Pew Center and other sources, in 2009, 68 percent of white households had broadband service, compared to 46 percent of African-American households and 48 percent of Hispanic households.
— Shapiro, Robert and Kevin Hassett. “A New Analysis of Broadband Adoption Rates by Minority Households.” Georgetown Center for Business and Public Policy. Washington D.C. June 22, 2010.
Monday, June 28
According to Ruder Finn, 91 percent of mobile phone users go online to socialize.
— Karl Greenberg, “Firm: People Use Mobile Web Nearly 3 Hours/Day.” MediaPost, February 15, 2010.
Thursday, June 24
For every 3 million new broadband lines deployed, nearly 300,000 economy-wide jobs are created.
— “Where Jobs Come From, The Role of Innovation, Investment, and Infrastructure in Economic and Job Growth,” Jessica Milano, February 2010.
Tuesday, June 15
According to the World Bank, users spend an average of 18 hours per week on the Internet.
— “Maryland Dem (Rep. Donna Edwards) Seeks Support On Open Internet Rules.” TR Daily, January 27, 2010.
Monday, June 07
According to Akamai’s State of the Internet report, college towns are some of the best connected cities in the United States, with Berkeley, CA, Chapel Hill, NC, Stanford, CA, Durham, NC and Ithaca, NY leading the pack.
— Akamai’s State of the Internet Report, 4th Quarter, 2009.
Monday, May 24
According to an FCC Report, 80 million adults (and 13 million kids) do not have high-speed Internet at home.
— John Eggerton, “FCC: 93 Million Americans Lack High-Speed Access.” Multichannel News, February 23, 2010.
Monday, May 17
Investments in America’s digital infrastructure are likely to create or retain 1 million to 2.5 million jobs in the near term.
— BB4US.net, ‘‘Report of the US Broadband Coalition on a National Broadband Strategy,’‘? US Broadband Coalition. September 24, 2009
Monday, May 10
From 2008 to 2009 mobile-broadband data traffic grew by a whopping 158%.
— Bernstein Research, “Will the rapid growth in data traffic overwhelm wireless networks?” The Economist, February 11, 2010.
Monday, May 03
Americans spend about 2.7 hours on the mobile Internet per day.
— Karl Greenberg, “Firm: People Use Mobile Web Nearly 3 Hours/Day.” MediaPost, February 15, 2010.
Monday, April 26
80% of parents say the Internet helps children with their schoolwork.
— “September Commission Meeting” Federal Communications Commission. September 29, 2009.
Monday, April 19
In 2008, the 94 percent of U.S. schools with Internet access used almost exclusively broadband connections, but residentially-based broadband in rural areas continues to lag the availability in metropolitan regions.
— Robert LaRose et. al., “Closing the Rural Broadband Gap,” Department of Telecommunication, Information Studies, and Media, Michigan State University. November 30, 2008.
Monday, April 12
According to one study, less than a third of people with disabilities — 24 percent — had adopted broadband by 2008.
— The Impact of Broadband on People with Disabilities. A Study Commissioned by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. December, 2009
Monday, April 05
41% of students use email and messaging to contact teachers or classmates about schoolwork.
“September Commission Meeting” Federal Communications Commission. September 29, 2009.
Monday, March 29
According to FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell, in 2003, about 15% of Americans had access to broadband in their homes and that number has grown to nearly two-thirds of the country.
Kamala Lane & Howard Buskirk, “McDowell Warns Against Excessive Broadband Regulation.” Warren’s Washington Internet Daily, February 1, 2010.
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