{"id":460905,"date":"2021-03-18T12:03:30","date_gmt":"2021-03-18T16:03:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/?p=460905"},"modified":"2021-03-18T12:03:30","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T16:03:30","slug":"broadbandnow-research-finds-increased-need-for-high-speed-home-internet-service-nearly-doubled-year-over-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/broadbandnow-research-finds-increased-need-for-high-speed-home-internet-service-nearly-doubled-year-over-year\/","title":{"rendered":"BroadbandNow Research Finds Increased Need for High-Speed Home Internet Service Nearly Doubled Year-Over-Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

\nAnnual research shows consumers, who are spending more time at home due to the pandemic, spent a record $118 billion switching to new providers for internet, TV and phone services in the last year
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LOS ANGELES, March 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BroadbandNow\u2019s (https:\/\/broadbandnow.com<\/a>) annual research, \u201c2021 U.S. Internet, TV, & Phone Shopping Study<\/a>,\u201d finds demand for those home services set a record last year with consumers spending $118 billion with new providers, up from $91 billion.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur annual research demonstrates the importance amongst consumers now, more than ever before, to have reliable and robust services at home,\u201d said Tyler Cooper, editor-in-chief of BroadbandNow. \u201cThe pandemic has cast a spotlight on the essential service of broadband internet in the home and Americans have acted by shopping for better prices and increased speeds.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to the research, nearly 38 million U.S. households purchased new internet service in the previous 12 months, an increase of more than 46 percent year-over-year. Below are the research\u2019s other key findings:<\/p>\n