Home broadband penetration grew 40% the past year, the Pew Internet Project said. Nearly 42% of Americans had high-speed Internet at home, up from 30% in March 2005. Broadband use by Americans in the $40,000-$50,000 per year income range grew by 68% year-over-year. African American home broadband penetration grew 121%, to 31% of all adults. Phone companies offering less-expensive DSL links have overcome cable firms?once sizeable lead in the broadband market, it said: DSL was half the home broadband market; cable modem providers had 41%. DSL subscribers report an average $32 monthly bill, compared with $41 for cable modem users, the report said.
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机译：Pew Internet Project说，过去一年中，家庭宽带普及率增长了40％。接近42％的美国人在家中拥有高速互联网，而2005年3月为30％。美国人在年收入40,000至50,000美元之间的宽带使用量同比增长了68％。非洲裔美国家庭宽带普及率增长了121％，占所有成年人的31％。提供廉价DSL链路的电话公司已经战胜了有线电视公司，它曾经在宽带市场上占据可观的领先地位。有线调制解调器提供商占41％。 DSL用户每月平均账单为32美元，而有线调制解调器用户为41美元。
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