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Broadband Often Cheaper in High-Income Areas: BroadbandNow

Average household income is a strong predictor of broadband costs, with subscribers in high-income states paying less on average than those in low-income states, BroadbandNow said Wednesday. That probably reflects more competition among providers in high-income areas, it said. In…

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10 lower-income states -- Mississippi, Arkansas, Missouri, New Mexico, Montana, Kansas, South Dakota, North Dakota, Alaska and Wyoming -- less than half the population has access to a low-priced broadband plan of $50 or under per month, it said. It said Delaware, Hawaii, Connecticut and Washington, D.C., have 100% availability of such plans.