We all know that web surfers are moving toward broadband Internet
connections.

Looking for a fairly recent article on what percentage of surfers are
still using dial up.

Thanks in advance

Hello Respree and thank you for your question.

According to a recent article dated May 09, 2002 “Broadband Will Top
Dial-Up In U.S. By 2007” by Michael Bartlett, at the end of 2001,
there were 54.4 million dial-up households in the U.S

A short except from the article:
 
“The number of households accessing the Internet via high-speed, or
broadband connections will surpass the number of dial-up households in
2007, according to a study by technology consultancy the Yankee Group.
At the end of 2001, there were 54.4 million dial-up households in the
U.S., compared to 10.8 million broadband households, the study said.
The Yankee Group expects the number of dial-up households to remain at
54.4 million by the end of 2002 before dropping slightly to 52.8
million by 2003. The number of broadband households is expected to
double in two years - to 16 million in 2002, expanding to 21.3 million
by the end of 2003.”

The study said dial-up will continue to decline through 2007. The
number of dial-up households is predicted to drop to 50.1 million in
2004, followed by 47.1 million in 2005, 43.8 million in 2006 and 40.5
million in 2007.
 
Source: Biz Report Website
http://www.bizreport.com/article.php?art_id=3416&width=800

The Electronic Catalog: Streaming Video Online by Moira Cotlier
Jun 1, 2001 

“Currently about 80% of U.S. Internet users still have such dial-up
connections, according to Christopher Kelley, analyst for Forrester
Research in Cambridge, MA.”
http://catalogagemag.com/ar/marketing_electronic_catalog_streaming/


Additional information that may interest you:

Graph of 1997-2000 Internet Dial-up Connections versus Broadband
Connections
http://www.taxtechcpa.com/Technology/Jan2001Charts1and2.html

Search Criteria:
“U.S. Internet users * * dial-up" connections

I hope this information meets your needs.

Best Regards,
Bobbie7-ga

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Clarification of Answer by bobbie7-ga on 01 Nov 2002 22:06 PST

I located this chart from November 15, 2001 that may be of your interest as well.

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        Online Growth by Access Technology 
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Technology           Customers     Growth in Q3 2001 
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Paid Dial-Up ISP     53,294,752       2.1% 
Free ISPs
(active subscribers) 4,850,000      -46.7% 
Cable Modems         5,314,909        7.7% 
Internet TV            812,000      -33.6% 
DSL                  3,524,000       13.1% 
Satellite              114,000        0.0% 
Total                7,909,661       -3.9% 
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Source: Telecommunications Reports International
Internet news Website  
http://www.internetnews.com/isp-news/article.php/8_924691

Thanks for the research.  I was surprised that broadband wasn't a lot
higher and dial up still dominates.  I guess I have to keep my pages
'lite.' =)

I wouldn't use this information as a basis for decided the weight of
your pages, as the data shown characterizes internet *households*, not
internet users.  As it does not consider the number of people who
browse from work, school or other broadband locations, the data cannot
inform design decisions.