Of the estimated 314 million Americans, 119 million have no
access to broadband connections. A new report by the Federal
Communications Commission reveals that an estimated 19 million
Americans have no option to buy or access to broadband Internet
service. An estimated 100 million Americans that do live in
areas that offer broadband are not subscribers. The FCC report
does not offer numbers for those who do not have access to the
Internet at all. US Census figures from 2010 showed that in 74.2
percent of American households, at least one person had access
to the Internet at home or outside of home. Obviously broadband
access is almost non-existent in rural areas because cable
companies and broadband providers don't tend to build
infrastructure in sparsely populated areas. The FCC has hopes to
solve some of these problems with access through its Connect
America Fund. The fund will be used to provide broadband access
to nearly 400,000 residents and small business owners in the
next three years. Ultimately the F