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NCTA Says Onward Internet Project Has More Than 113,000 Responses

NCTA's Onward Internet project has garnered more than 113,000 responses since 2014 as it tries to gauge Internet users' "more esoteric ideas" about it, NCTA said in a blog post Thursday. Onward Internet was launched in 2014 and relaunched weeks…

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ago. Its centerpiece is a nine-question online survey asking such questions as "How provocative do you find the Internet?" on a scale from "blah" to "worked up" and "When it’s time for answers you can trust, how reliable do you think the Internet really is?" on a scale from "a flake" to "my rock." NCTA said it sees its role "in the future of the Internet as more than just advocating for better technology and better devices ... [but also] advocating for a better Internet -- a better relationship, a better experience, and a better vision for the future." The association also said it's making the data set of responses available in hopes of spurring "more advanced Internet technologies that reflect the real needs of American Internet users."