NTIA Survey May Add 61 Questions About American Internet Habits
Published Date: 6/17/2025
Notice
Summary
The Department of Commerce’s NTIA wants to add 61 new questions to a big government survey about how Americans use the internet. This helps everyone from businesses to policymakers understand internet habits better and plan for the future. If you want to share your thoughts, you’ve got until August 18, 2025, to comment—no cost to you, just your voice!
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
You may be asked 61 new CPS internet questions
You could be selected to answer 61 new internet-use questions as part of the November 2025 Current Population Survey (CPS). The Census Bureau plans to sample about 50,000 households; responding is voluntary, takes about 10 minutes per response, is done by in-person visit or live telephone interview, and the NTIA estimates total annual respondent burden of 8,334 hours and total annual cost to the public of $0.
Survey data will inform broadband policy
NTIA will use the data from the Internet Use Survey to inform policies aimed at broadband usage and to respond to congressional directives; the supplement will support work with Congress, the FCC, other federal agencies, state and local governments, industry, and nonprofits. The stated purpose is to provide comprehensive information on internet use and non-use to help target policy responses.
You can comment until August 18, 2025
Anyone may submit written comments on the proposed information collection to NTIA by mail or email; comments must be received on or before August 18, 2025, and should reference OMB Control Number 0660-0021. Comments will be part of the public record and may be summarized in NTIA's request to OMB.
Survey added to CPS to reduce separate burdens
NTIA states the internet-use questions will be collected in conjunction with the Census Bureau's CPS, which 'thereby significantly reduc[es] the potential burdens on the U.S. Census Bureau and on surveyed households' compared with a separate standalone collection. The supplement approach is presented as reducing respondent burden relative to an independent survey.
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