For the first time, US broadband penetration broke ninety percent among active Internet users in June 2008. Broadband jumped to 90.5% in June, up 0.53 percentage points over the previous month. US broadband penetration grew to 90.49% in June 2008. Dial-up users connecting at 56Kbps or less now make up 9.51% of active Internet users, down 0.53 percentage points from 10.04% in May 2008 (see Figure 1). Figure 1: Web Connection Speed Trends - Home Users (US) In June 2008, broadband penetration among active Internet users in US homes grew by 0.53 percentage points to 90.49%, up from 89.96% in May. This increase of 0.53 points is below the average increase in broadband of 0.61 points per month over the last six months (see Figure 2). Figure 2. Broadband Adoption Growth Trend - Home Users (US) As of June 2008, 96.47% of US workers connected to the Internet with broadband, up 0.52 percentage points from the 95.95% share in May. At work, 3.53% connect at 56Kbps or less (see Figure 3). Figure 3: Web Connection Speed Trends - Work Users (US)Home Connectivity in the US
Source: Nielsen Online
Broadband Growth Trends in the US
Extrapolated from Nielsen Online data
Work Connectivity
Source: Nielsen Online
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