Broadband use grows in the U.S.

More than 60 percent of Americans who use the Internet at home now do so with a high-speed connection, a new study has found.

That’s a jump from 51 percent a year ago. Nielsen/NetRatings says 86 million Internet users surfed the Web on home broadband connections in August.

Broadband use has grown steadily in the United States as prices fall and more video and other bandwidth-intent materials are available online.

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