Making Broadband an Infrastructure Priority
Modernizing and expanding America's infrastructure is imperative to ensuring that the U.S. economy remains competitive. However, without proper understanding of the challenges that face these improvement projects, and a shared knowledge of best-practices for solving these challenges, our infrastructure crisis cannot be solved.
TMCnet recently covered a new report by Connected Nation that:
provides some key insights such as the claim that the largest barrier to broadband adoption is a lack of awareness about broadband's benefits. The report states that 44 percent of those with no home broadband connection say, "I don't need broadband." Also, according to the report, most of the customers do not feel a need to buy a PC. 62 percent of those polled who do not own a computer claim to not need one.
So what are the reasons people think they don’t need computers in this digital age? According to the report, the initial upfront cost is said to be the main reason behind this decision. Similarly, nearly one-fourth of those without a home broadband connection say broadband is too expensive. Also, nearly one-half (42 percent) of rural residents without a home broadband connection say it is because they do not need broadband.
Connected Nation Chairman and CEO, Brian Mefford, delivered a keynote address in a summit entitled "Digital Pathways to U.S. Economic Recovery and Prosperity," ... "Never before has the United States had such an opportunity for an economic return on investment as is available when we make broadband an infrastructure priority. Together, we have to elevate the understanding of the transformative power of broadband so that those who are the nation's most vulnerable will not remain on the wrong side of the digital divide, therefore allowing for an economic impact of proportions never before possible in the history of our nation," stated Mefford.
Mefford will also be speaking at our event "Taking the Challenge: Real Solutions for Rebuilding Our Critical Infrastructure" on December 9th. At the event, the Let's Rebuild America initiative will issue a call to action to our next administration and new Congress, urging immediate action to repair our aging infrastructure systems. Register for this important event today.
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