U.S. broadband growth off to a slow start this year

Broadband adoption isn’t what it used to be in the U.S, as poorer users stay with less expensive internet connections. Around 55 percent of the country now has broadband, up from 54 percent last December and 47 percent earlier in 2007, according to a recent Pew Internet & American Life Project report. While year-over-year growth was 17 percent, the growth stalled in the last five months, probably due to the economic slowdown. While some demographic groups are still growing, the number of b