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10/20/11
Connect Minnesota Releases 2011 Residential Broadband Adoption Survey Results
28% of Minnesota residents still do not have broadband at home Access the Findings ST. PAUL, MN – Today, Connect Minnesota released new residential broadband adoption survey results revealing the top trends in technology use among key demographics in Minnesota. The preliminary indicators from the survey are available online, which gives a comprehensive view of the challenges and opportunities for expanding broadband in targeted sectors. According to the survey, approximately 28% of the population still does not subscribe to broadband. Most notably, the majority of low-income, senior, disabled adult, and Hispanic households...
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09/23/11
Who isn't online?
By Ann Treacy | Blandin on Broadband September 22, 2011 Over the summer, Connected Nation spoke with more than 12,000 residents across ten states (including Minnesota) to inquire about their adoption and use of broadband service. Over the next few weeks, they will be releasing more data from the reports, but this week we get a sneak preview that focuses on adoption in low-income households with children… * Only 37% of low-income minority households with children have broadband at home, and only 46% of all low-income households without children have broadband at home * We estimate that 17 million children do not have...
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09/19/11
Comcast Low-Cost Internet Program Launched In Minnesota
Comcast, the nation’s largest cable and Internet service provider, recently launched a new program called “Internet Essentials” at the Neighborhood House, a multi-cultural center that provides quality of life services to disadvantaged citizens in the Twin Cities. This initiative has the potential for being an important step toward bridging the digital divide for the estimated 51,732 children in Minnesota who do not have home broadband service, according to the 2010 Connect Minnesota Residential Technology Assessment. The Technology Assessment also lists the barriers to broadband adoption, a few of which are addressed in this new program...
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