The Internet has not penetrated the majority of American homes, according to studies from major Internet consulting firms Inteco, Forrester Research, and Neilsen Media Research. Neilsen found that one-third of U.S. households have Internet access, and only one-third of those, or 13 percent of all U.S. households, go online more than once a week. This reluctance to use the Internet at home can be attributed to fears that technology is difficult to learn as well as perceptions that the Web is full of scams. Although many adults have yet to become acclimated to technology, as many as 81 percent of teenagers are using the Internet frequently and knowledgeably. The next generation is expected to usher in the rise of household Internet acceptance, with 90 percent of U.S. households predicted to have Internet access by 2005 or 2010. (Puget Sound Business Journal Online 05/24/99 - Edupage 21 May 99)