Broadband subscribers soar: FCC

BROADBAND SUBSCRIBERS SOAR: FCC
[SOURCE: Reuters]
U.S. high-speed Internet subscriptions soared 33 percent last year to 50.2 million lines, according to the latest data released by the Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday. More consumers signed up for digital subscriber line (DSL) service from telephone companies like AT&T and Verizon than cable modem service from companies like Comcast and Time Warner. DSL subscriptions jumped 5.7 million lines versus cable companies adding 4.2 million subscribers in 2005, according to the FCC. The cable industry's market share dropped 3.5 percentage points to 57.5 percent while DSL gained 3.3 percentage points to reach 40.5, the agency said. DSL is typically less expensive than cable Internet service but offers slower download speeds.
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* FCC press release: http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-266593A1.doc

* High-Speed Services for Internet Access: Status as of December 31, 2005
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-266596A1.pdf

* Telcos Top New Broadband Sign-ups
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