The number of US households with a high-speed broadband internet connection rose by 50% year on year in March, but the rate of growth is showing signs of slowing, according to a report from Pew Internet & American Life.
At the end of March 2003, 31% of US homes had a high-speed connection. This is up from 24% in October 2002 and 21% in March last year. There are now approximately 30 million individual users connecting to the web via broadband from home; this is a penetration of around 16% of the American population and represents a five-fold increase in under three years.
Platforms Cable is by far the leading platform for broadband services, with a 67% share of the market as of March this year. DSL picks up the majority if the remainder, with a 28% share currently.