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Whether you're video-conferencing for business or listening to music for pleasure, broadband has become the internet connection of choice.

More Americans are opting to stay connected to a fast-paced world with high-speed networks. In the United States, more than one-half (53%) of online households will use broadband to access the Internet this year, according to the Broadband Worldwide 2004: Subscriber Update report

What Is Broadband?

Broadband refers to high-speed, high-capacity Internet and data connections. These systems are capable of carrying a large number of moving images or a vast quantity of data simultaneously. As a result, you can download information--including large programs--faster than standard dial-up modems.

Unlike dial-up connections, with broadband you can click and connect in an instant, so your computer will quickly access the Internet. You simply sit down and immediately access the Web as opposed to going through a log-in process.

Because the pages load faster, you can access higher quality video and music. With DSL service, you can talk on the phone and surf the Web at the same time. High-speed fiber optic technology allows you to buy and download movies quickly or play an interactive game simultaneously with a friend who lives thousands of miles away. lf you work from home, you can enjoy real-time video conferencing to conduct business instead of commuting to a meeting.

Enriching African-American Life

When the Pew Internet & American Life Project polled online users in 2000, it discovered African-Americans were proportionally more likely than Whites to have searched online for information about major life issues as well as entertainment:

* African-Americans were 38% more likely to have sought information about jobs while online.

* African-Americans were more likely to use the Internet to obtain health care information at a rate of 45%, compare to 35% of Whites.

* African-Americans online were 69% more likely than Whites online to have listened to music on the Web, while 38% were more likely to have downloaded music files.

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