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Posted on March 18, 2004 by moskalyukname

75% of Americans are online

Nielsen/NetRatings reports that nearly 75% or 204.3 mln Americans have access to the Internet from home. In comparison, Internet access penetration hovered around 66% in February 2003, rising 9% YTY.

		Nielsen//NetRatings Internet Access Penetration (U.S., Home)

                      Persons with Web   Total Persons in          Internet
                          Access (000)        U.S. (000)      Penetration %
    Population (Ages 2+)       204,307            272,810             74.9%
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