04/10/2024 | News release | Distributed by Public on 04/10/2024 10:39
As the U.S. continues to push forward on the important task of expanding broadband availability to all Americans without discrimination, it is important to understand the current state of play and how broadband networks are deployed today.
A new study by the Vernonburg Group released today shows what other studies and analyses have shown before-cable broadband networks are deployed equitably across a wide variety of demographics.
Data shows that low-income areas have similar access to cable broadband service as their high-income counterparts. The report also reveals no digital disparities on racial grounds, with some majority-minority areas having even greater broadband availability. The exception is pockets of certain communities affected by the combination of factors such as geography and low density impacting the economics of deployment.
Where differences in access do occur, they often fall into scenarios where other factors, such as population density or highly remote communities, lead to the difference in service.
As the data shows, cable broadband networks continue to be deployed across the country to communities of all income and racial backgrounds. Through decades of investment and billions of dollars in private capital, cable providers have built high-speed networks across the country and are continuously upgrading the technology and the quality of their service offerings.