The FCC found for a second year that broadband is...
The FCC found for a second year that broadband is not being “reasonably and timely” deployed to Americans in its Section 706 broadband competition report, released by the commission late Friday. “One-third of Americans do not subscribe to broadband, even…
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when it’s available,” the report found. “This suggests that barriers to adoption -- such as cost, low digital literacy, and concerns about privacy -- remain too high.” The problem is at its worst among low-income Americans, blacks, Hispanics, seniors and residents of tribal areas, the report said. The FCC did find that progress is being made. “Despite the difficult economy, the private sector continues to invest tens of billions of dollars in broadband infrastructure each year -- $65 billion in capital expenditures in 2010 alone -- expanding capacity, increasing speeds on fixed networks and rolling out next-generation mobile services like 4G,” the report said.