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DC, Surrounding Region Notably 'Attached' to Internet, NCTA Says

Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia are significantly more "attached" to the Internet than the nation as a whole, judging by response to NCTA's Onward Internet survey, wrote NCTA Senior Director-Digital Strategy John Solit on the group's blog. Roughly 23 percent…

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of survey takers from the region indicated they would have "serious trouble" unplugging -- that response perhaps pointing to Washington's being tied to the news cycle or the high educational attainment levels of area residents, NCTA said. Onward Internet was launched in 2014 and relaunched earlier this fall, and focuses on a nine-question online survey about the Internet and Internet use (see 1511190040).