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). 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
Work Connectivity
Source: Nielsen Online
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