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NTIA, Census Bureau Report New Findings on Internet Use in the United States

Submitted on February 17, 2010 - 2:42pm

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Broadband
Data
Internet
National
Population
Telecommunications
United States
Bureau of Industry and Security
Bureau of the Census
National Telecommunications and Information Administration

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The Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) released a new report taking a first look at data collected through the Internet Usage Survey of more than 50,000 households, commissioned by NTIA and conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau in October 2009. Since 2007, the data show that, while virtually all demographic groups have experienced rising broadband Internet access adoption at home, historic disparities among particular demographic groups overall continue to persist. (More ) (Census tables) (NTIA “Digital Nation” report—PDF)

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