Bay Area tops in broadband use

The San Francisco Bay Area boasts the highest penetration of broadband Internet access in the country. The region topped the charts in 2007, with 62 percent of households connected to high-speed Internet access, according to a report released Tuesday by Scarborough Research. The Bay Area bested San Diego and Boston, which held the top spots in 2005 and 2006, respectively. The Bay Area has been at or near the top of Scarborough's broadband surveys for the last five years. Gary Meo, senior vice president of digital and print media services at Scarborough, said the Bay Area scores high because of its wealth and education resources, which correspond to broadband usage. The results echo similar findings from the Bay Area Council, which said Monday that the region is tops in broadband adoption. Both studies also reflect a growing use nationwide of broadband. Now, 49 percent of households in America are connected through broadband, an increase of more than 300 percent over 2002, when 12 percent of adults reported subscribing to high speed access.
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