CAMBRIDGE, MA, Oct. 26 -- Broadband Internet access is soaring in the U.S., according to the latest data from Forrester Research.

The number of households with Internet access is forecast to grow from 68 million in 2003 to 83.7 million by 2008, a 23% clip. Yet the number of households with broadband will jump 226% during the same timeframe, from 19.5 million to 63.6 million.

By 2008, households with broadband will make up 76% of all wired homes, Forrester says, up from 29% last year.