In particular, the depression had already sprouted on the American farm and in certain industries. The Hoover term was just months old when the nation sustained the most ruinous business collapse in its history. The stock market crashed in the fall of 1929.
1 Cable broadband speeds tend to be faster than DSL and may cost more in some cases. 2  The Economy Internet Service (1 Mbps down/ 384 Kbps up) costs $25 /month. 3  The next level Performance (12 Mbps down/ 2 Mbps up) is $43 /month.
The cost of subscription TV has been rising 6% per year on average -- four times the rate of inflation.. An FCC study showed that cable prices increased by a compound annual rate of 6.1% from 1995-2013.The average American now pays $64.41 a month for expanded basic cable, the most popular package in the country, compared to just $22 a month in 1995.he average household receives 189 channels with their subscription package, but only uses about 17 of them. In the information age, technology costs have soared as Americans now readily pay hundreds of dollars a month for cell phones, data plans, and broadband access -- expenses that didn't exist 10 or 20 years ago.