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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 7986937" data-attributes="member: 177">About one third of the nation does not currently have broadband internet access/service.&quot;Notwithstanding this progress, the Report finds that approximately 19 million Americans—6 percent of the population—still lack access to fixed broadband service at threshold speeds.&nbsp; In rural areas, nearly one-fourth of the population —14.5 million people—lack access to this service.&nbsp; In tribal areas, nearly one-third of the population lacks access. Even in areas where broadband is available, approximately 100 million Americans still do not subscribe. The report concludes that until the Commission’s Connect America reforms are fully implemented, these gaps are unlikely to close. Because millions still lack access to or have not adopted broadband, the Report concludes broadband is not yet being deployed in a reasonable and timely fashion.&quot;[URL unfurl=&quot;true&quot;]https://www.fcc.gov/reports-research/reports/broadband-progress-reports/eighth-broadband-progress-report[/URL]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 7986937, member: 177"] About one third of the nation does not currently have broadband internet access/service. [I]"Notwithstanding this progress, the Report finds that approximately 19 million Americans—6 percent of the population—still lack access to fixed broadband service at threshold speeds. In rural areas, nearly one-fourth of the population —14.5 million people—lack access to this service. In tribal areas, nearly one-third of the population lacks access. [B]Even in areas where broadband is available, approximately 100 million Americans still do not subscribe.[/B] The report concludes that until the Commission’s Connect America reforms are fully implemented, these gaps are unlikely to close. Because millions still lack access to or have not adopted broadband, the Report concludes broadband is not yet being deployed in a reasonable and timely fashion."[/I] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.fcc.gov/reports-research/reports/broadband-progress-reports/eighth-broadband-progress-report[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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