Internet service map data show no broadband access for up to 10% in U.S.

from Pew Internet and American Life Project: All

The Commerce Department on Thursday said five to 10 percent of Americans lack access to Internet connections fast enough to download basic Web pages and videos.

The finding comes from data used in a searchable map made public on Thursday and is the federal government's first-ever comprehensive accounting of Internet access and speed information. The Commerce Department and Federal Communications Commission also released a report that showed that Internet adoption is increasing -- at 68 percent of households -- but that low-income and minority groups are less likely to have a broadband Internet connection in their homes.