1.3 Million Add Broadband in the Third Quarter of 2008

The 20 largest cable and telephone providers in the US - representing about 94% of the market - acquired approximately 1.3 million net additional high-speed Internet subscribers in the third quarter of 2008. These top broadband providers now account for nearly 66.7 million subscribers - with cable companies having 36.5 million broadband subscribers, and telephone companies having about 30.2 million subscribers. The top cable companies added over 870,000 subscribers, representing 67% of the net broadband additions for the quarter versus the top telephone companies. Overall, broadband additions in 3Q 2008 amounted to 61% of those in 3Q 2007 - with cable having 82% as many additions as a year ago, and Telcos 40%. The top cable broadband providers have a 55% share of the overall market, with a 6.3 million subscriber advantage over the top telephone companies.