Internet usage in the US has flatlined, with a third of the country's households stubbornly refusing to sign up. And don't expect any sudden surges of interest – only two per cent of US citizens surveyed by Parks Associates plan to sign up this year.
This leaves 36 per cent of US households without an internet connection at home – and no intention of getting one, either. More worringly for the get-everyone-connected brigade, only four per cent of this sample cited cost as a reason for continuing to be domestic refuseniks, and only eight per cent said it was because the technology was too difficult to use. 31 per cent said they had a net connection at work, and so didn't need one at home, while 39 per cent cited other reasons for not signing up.
