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Report: U.S. Falling Behind Rest Of World In Broadband Adoption: Page 2 of 2

According to Consumers Union senior public policy director Gene Kimmelman, the situation will only worsen as long as Washington ignores the digital divide and neglects universal access. "Failure to make high-speed and voice over Internet services responsible for maintaining affordable access to basic phone services will result in higher phone bills for low and moderate income households," he said in a statement. "As more and more upper income households migrate to advanced telecommunications networks, many local telephone companies are attempting to raise basic rates by $4 per month."