ITIF: Gov’t must get involved to promote broadband adoption | Speed Matters – Internet Speed Test

A new report by Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) president Robert Atkinson urges policymakers to take steps to increase broadband adoption. The report points out that while 92 to 94 percent of Americans can subscribe to broadband, only approximately 65 percent have done so.

An ITIF briefing on October 30 explored policies that might improve those figures. The report suggests that the government "fund a competition for ISPs to attract new subscribers in low-income communities" to increase adoption rates...