Media

I smell a rat.

Opinion piece by Radio Ink publisher Eric Rhoads.

An April 2009 survey by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project shows 63% of adult Americans now have broadband internet connections at home, a 15% increases from a year earlier. April’s level of high-speed adoption represents a significant jump from figures gathered by the Project since the end of 2007 (54%).

Despite some initial confusion and delays, a majority of U.S. consumers think positively about tomorrow’s official digital television (DTV) transition, and many will likely switch to free over-the-air reception from fee-based cable or satellite subscriptions, according to a survey.