Figure 15. Average Number of Dial-up Lines by Population of Legal Service Area and Urban/Rural Status.



Population of Legal Service Area

14.4-56kbps 64kbps 128kbps Cable Other
Million + 27.6 3.0 30.0 0.0 0.0
500,000-999,999 18.3 2.0 14.0 0.0 2.0
100,000-499,999 7.0 2.2 3.0 1.0 3.3
25,000-99,999 2.8 1.4 1.0 1.7 2.0
5,000-24,999 1.7 0.0 1.0 1.5 1.0
LT 5,000 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
Overall 2.2 1.6 2.6 1.5 2.2





Urban/Rural Status
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CC 4.5 1.3 9.7 3.5 6.7
NC 2.8 1.9 1.6 4.0 4.4
NO 1.7 1.5 3.1 1.0 1.2
Overall 2.2 1.6 2.6 1.5 2.2


From:



Bertot, J. C., McClure, C. R., and Fletcher, P.D. (1997). The 1997 National Survey of U.S. Public Libraries and the Internet: Final Report Washington, D.C.: American Library Association, Office for Information Technology Policy.