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Is the United States Falling behind in Adopting Broadband 1 (February 2004)

handle is hein.congrec/cbo8711 and id is 1 raw text is: A series of issue summaries from the Congressional Budget Office FEBRUARY 19, 2004 Is the United States Falling Behind in Adopting Broadband? Some observers contend that the United States is lagging behind other industrialized nations in a race for techno- logical leadership and prosperity in the future because by at least one measure of the prevalence of high-speed Internet access-the number of subscribers to broadband services per 100 people in the population-the United States ranks only sixth (see the table below). But the bur- geoning growth of participation in the Internet docu- mented in other countries is far more likely to enhance rather than detract from the U.S. economy's continued expansion and the nation's overall economic welfare. Businesses and consumers in the United States benefit whenever the number of connections to the Internet grows-whether those connections are here or abroad. As the number of people with high-speed Internet access rises, the prospect of increased sales and profits acts as a strong incentive for U.S. businesses to increase their In- ternet operations and invest in faster, more resilient con- nections as well as more specialized content and secure servers. For U.S. consumers who subscribe to a broad- band service, additional connections offer the benefits of more people to communicate with and a thriving online marketplace. For some consumers who do not currently have high-speed Internet access, those benefits may also tip the scales in favor of subscribing. Selected Internet-Related Measures Comparing the United States and the Other OECD Nations, 2002 Measure Broadband Subscribers In millions Per 100 population Internet Subscribers In millions Per 100 population World Wide Web Sites In millions Per 100 population Secure Servers In thousands Per million population Total 19.8 United States OECD Rank 1 6.9 6 78 27 18.0 6.4 107.0 3.8 1 7 1 5 1 2 Percentage of OECD Total 36 n.a. 36 n.a. 50 n.a. 66 n.a. Other OECD Nations Highest Value for a Totala Nation 35.9 4.9 135 19 17.0 3.1 54.5 1.4 10.1 (Korea) 21.4 (Korea) 24.0 (Japan) 59.0 (Iceland) 7.0 (Germany) 8.5 (Germany) 10. 0 (U. K.) 4.8 (Iceland) Source: Congressional Budget Office based on data from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Notes: Numbers in the text and table may not sum to totals because of rounding. na. = not applicable. a. Figures relative to population are OECD averages.

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