Broadband Surges, Narrowband Declines
from the well,-duh dept
In another case of studying the obvious, Nielsen/NetRatings has done a study saying that while broadband adoption to the home was up last year, narrowband users declined. This seems painfully intuitive. As more people sign up for high-speed internet access via DSL or cable, most of them are going to drop their dialup providers. However, it does sound like it's no longer just the early adopters who want high speed internet access in their homes.
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