About 1,245,000 Added Broadband in 2Q 2020

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The largest cable and telephone providers in the US – representing about 96% of the market – acquired about 1,245,000 net additional broadband Internet subscribers in the second quarter of 2020, compared to a pro forma gain of about 375,000 subscribers in 2Q 2019. These top broadband providers now account for about 103.3 million subscribers, with top cable companies having 70.6 million broadband subscribers, and top wireline phone companies having 32.7 million subscribers. The top cable companies added about 1,400,000 subscribers in 2Q 2020. The top wireline phone companies had a net loss of about 155,000 subscribers in 2Q 2020. In the first half of 2020, there were over 2.4 million net broadband additions. This is the most net adds in the first half of any year since 2008.


About 1,245,000 Added Broadband in 2Q 2020