No high-speed Internet in 37 percent of Iowa homes, survey shows

A survey released Thursday shows 37 percent of Iowans do not subscribe to high-speed Internet service at home, primarily because they don't believe there is content worth viewing and the service is too expensive.

Connect Iowa said a survey of 3,600 Iowa residents conducted in the summer months found 62 percent of low-income households and 66 percent of seniors are without high-speed Internet service at home. Forty-two percent of low-income households with children are without access.

Broadband is defined as wired or wireless Internet service with a minimum download speed of 768 kilobits per second and upload speed of 200 kilobits per second for transferring data.

Forty-five percent of rural Iowans do not subscribe to broadband Internet service at their home. The median cost -- $47.90 per month -- and lack of computer ownership were reasons cited for not subscribing to high-speed Internet service.

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