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Survey: Consumers went big on Internet, video, voice purchases in 2020

That result tracks with other recent research indicating Americans are moving up to higher-speed data tiers. In its recent Quantified Customer study, Parks Associates estimated that 24% of US broadband households are likely to upgrade their Internet service over the next six months.

From the article "Survey: Consumers went big on Internet, video, voice purchases in 2020" by Karen Brown. 

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