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Broadband Reaches Over 40 Million In U.S.
The 20 largest cable and DSL providers in the U.S. acquired 2.6 million new subscribers in the third quarter.
November 14, 2005
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The 20 largest cable and DSL providers in the U.S. acquired 2.6 million new subscribers in the third quarter, bringing the total of broadband subscribers to more than 40 million, a report said Monday.
The Leichtman Research Group (LRG) said cable now has some 23.2 million subscribers to 17 million subscribers with DSL broadband. DSL continued to add subscribers at a more rapid rate than cable, however, with 1.42 million new DSL subscribers added in the quarter. A total of 1.2 million new cable subscribers were added.
Bruce Leichtman, principal analyst and president of LRG noted that cable broadband providers maintain a 6.2 subscriber advantage over DSL.
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