Figure 14. Maximum Speed of Public Library Dial-up Connection by Population of Legal Service Area and Urban/Rural Status.
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Speed of Connection | |||||||
| 14.4kbps | 28.8kbps | 33.6kbps | 56kbps | 64kbps | 128kbps | Cable | Other | |
| Million + | 36.2% | 36.2% | 0.0% | 9.4% | 8.7% | 9.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 500,000-999,999 | 23.8% | 41.8% | 8.0% | 7.9% | 5.3% | 5.3% | 2.6% | 5.2% |
| 100,000-499,999 | 28.2% | 41.2% | 10.7% | 10.9% | 1.8% | 2.9% | 1.0% | 3.3% |
| 25,000-99,999 | 21.6% | 45.4% | 10.9% | 11.6% | 2.6% | 1.4% | 1.3% | 5.2% |
| 5,000-24,999 | 12.4% | 49.5% | 16.0% | 15.0% | 0.5% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 4.1% |
| LT 5,000 | 21.4% | 52.9% | 17.9% | 4.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.5% |
| Of Libraries Connected | 18.6% | 49.2% | 15.1% | 10.3% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 4.1% |
| Of All Libraries | 13.4% | 35.6% | 10.9% | 7.4% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3.0% |
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Speed of Connection | |||||||
| 14.4kbps | 28.8kbps | 33.6kbps | 56kbps | 64kbps | 128kbps | Cable | Other | |
| CC | 22.7% | 51.6% | 9.7% | 7.6% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 1.1% | 3.6% |
| NC | 15.5% | 53.6% | 11.4% | 7.6% | 1.4% | 1.8% | 1.5% | 7.1% |
| NO | 19.9% | 46.4% | 17.9% | 12.2% | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 2.4% |
| Of Libraries Connected | 18.6% | 49.2% | 15.1% | 10.3% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 4.1% |
| Of All Libraries | 13.4% | 35.6% | 10.9% | 7.4% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3.0% |
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.