
Selected news stories about the Pew Internet Project and articles citing our data.
In a Fast-Moving Web World, Some Prefer the Dial-Up Lane
4/19/2004 |
Coverage
Matt Richtel, The New York Times, Section A, Business/Financial Desk
''I bring a newspaper and sit and read,' said Alex Pope of Berkeley, Calif., explaining how he passes time waiting to download data, like the music programs for upcoming symphonies, on dial-up. Mr. Pope, 74, a retired lawyer, does not have the option millions of dial-up users have: broadband connections at work that allow them to surf the Internet quickly when they need to. If office connections are counted, 55 percent of Americans have high-speed access, according to a study released on Sunday by the Pew Internet and American Life Project, a nonprofit research group.
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