According to a recent study on broadband development, the United States ranks 23^rd out of 57 countries assessed.

Currently only 57% of U.S. urban households and 60% of suburban households subscribe to high-speed broadband, a number that drops dramatically in rural areas where many people only have access to dial-up, or a single broadband provider with a captive market. Studies by the Pew Internet and American Life Project report that rural dial-up subscribers have lower incomes, lower education levels and are generally minorities. 

Broadband is a critical enabler in the creative economy thriving in the US.  While manufacturing is declining in many American communities, technology, innovation and creative sectors are flourishing.  For all of our citizens to participate in this new economy they need to have high-speed Internet.Read more