FCC Releases New Broadband Data

FCC RELEASES DATA ON HIGH SPEED SERVICES FOR INTERNET ACCESS
[SOURCE: Federal Communications Commission]
The FCC released new data on high-speed connections to the Internet in the United States as of June 30, 2006. The FCC defines "high-speed lines" as connections that deliver services at speeds exceeding 200 kilobits per second (kbps) in at least one direction, while advanced services lines are connections that deliver services at speeds exceeding 200 kbps in both directions. Here's some highlights:

1) High-speed lines increased by 26% during the first half of 2006, from 51.2 million to 64.6 million lines in service, compared to a 21% increase, from 42.4 million to 51.2 million lines, during the second half of 2005. For the full twelve month period ending June 30, 2006, high-speed lines increased by 52% (or 22.2 million lines).

2) Of the 64.6 million total high-speed lines reported as of June 30, 2006, 50.3 million served primarily residential end users. Cable modem service represented 55.2% of these lines while 40.1% were asymmetric DSL (ADSL) connections.

3) Providers list the Zip Codes in which they have at least one high-speed connection in service to an end user, and 99% of Zip Codes were listed by at least one provider. Our analysis indicates that more than 99% of the nation's population lives in those Zip Codes. The most widely reported technologies by this measure were satellite (with at least some presence reported in 90% of Zip Codes), ADSL (in 82% of Zip Codes), and cable modem (in 64% of Zip Codes). ADSL and/or cable modem connections were reported to be present in 88% of Zip Codes.
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-270135A1.doc

* See full report: http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-270128A1.doc

* Broadband and mobile phone use continues to rise in U.S.
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