The number of US broadband subscribers is likely to treble in the next five years, according to a study by the Leichtman Research Group.
Analysts estimate that 12.5 million US households had high-speed access to the internet at the end of the first quarter of 2001. This is set to increase to 37.3 million by 2007, equivalent to half of all online households.
The study also found that twice as many consumers would be willing to subscribe to broadband internet services at $30 per month as are at $45 per month.
