As of June 2024, about 94 percent of homes and businesses in the U.S. had access to broadband through at least one provider, according to a new report from the FCC. The agency released its Internet Access Services Report. It summarizes data submitted by ISPs on connections and availability. The number is consistent with internet access reports from last year. The agency produces the reports twice a year.
Total connections increased by about 2.5 percent between June 2023 and June 2024, to 549 million. Mobile connections increased 2.5 percent year-over-year to 416 million in June 2024, while fixed connections grew to 133 million – up about 2.3 percent from June 2023.
The median downstream speed of all reported fixed connections was 300 Mbps and the median upstream speed was 20 Mbps. For residential fixed connections, the median downstream speed was 500 Mbps and the median upstream speed was 20 Mbps.
The median downstream speed of all reported mobile connections was 34 Mbps and the median upstream speed was 3 Mbps. For residential mobile connections, the median downstream speed was 34 Mbps and the median upstream speed was 3 Mbps.
Residential fixed connections increased by about 2.4 percent between June 2023 and June 2024, to about 123 million. Residential (non-business) mobile connections on mobile devices with data plans for full Internet access increased by about 1.6 percent, to 340 million, between June 2023 and June 2024.
By Leslie Stimson, Inside Towers Washington Bureau Chief
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