Latinos are least likely to adopt broadband but three times...
Latinos are least likely to adopt broadband but three times more likely than the general population to rely on cellphones as their only access to the Internet, said a report (http://xrl.us/bmsg5b) that the National Hispanic Media Coalition released Wednesday. About…
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45 percent of Latino homes have adopted broadband, compared to almost 69 percent of white homes and almost half of African-American homes, NHMC reported. Latinos also tend to have higher mobile phone bills than any other group, probably because they use mobile data apps almost twice as much as whites do, said the report. Average cellphone bills for whites were $88 per month and for African Americans $95, compared to $104 per month for Latinos. Based on the data in its report, NHMC suggested policy changes such as reforming the Universal Service Fund, preserving competition in the wireless industry, preserving the open Internet over fixed and mobile services, and protecting consumers from predatory business practices.