By the end of 2010 there will be over 105 million residential online subscribers in the US, with over 80% subscribing to broadband, predicts new research from Leichtman Research Group (LRG).
The research also shows that 69% of all US households now subscribe to an online service at home, and high-speed internet services now account for about 60% of all online subscribers.
Overall, cable remains the most common source for residential broadband driven by its strength among higher income households. But DSL now has a greater market share than cable among middle income households. Based on a telephone survey of 1,600 randomly selected U.S. households LRG found that 37% of all households with annual household incomes over $75,000 subscribe to cable broadband and 27% subscribe to DSL, while among all households earning $30,000-$75,000 per year, 21% subscribe to DSL and 18% to cable.
A recent study by Magna Global estimated that there were 52.7 million US households with broadband access out of a total of 115 million households in March of this year (see US VOD And DVR Households To Increase By 2010).
The LRG research also shows that the mean annual household income of cable broadband subscribers is 12% higher than their DSL counterparts and the mean income of broadband subscribers is 35% greater than narrowband/dial-up subscribers.
In addition, 40% of current narrowband/dial-up subscribers say that they are interested in getting broadband and 80% of all US households have at least one computer. However, just 58% of those with annual household incomes under $30,000 have a computer at home.
| Top Broadband Internet Providers in the U.S |
| Broadband Internet Provider |
Subscribers at end of Q1 2006 |
Net Adds In Q1 2006 |
| Cable |
|
|
| Comcast |
8,957,000 |
437,000 |
| Time Warner |
5,168,000 |
346,000 |
| Charter |
2,322,400 |
126,000 |
| Adelphia |
1,808,004 |
100,554 |
| Cablevision |
1,806,623 |
112,289 |
| Insight |
514,800 |
44,400 |
| Mediacom |
504,000 |
26,000 |
| Cable One |
253,059 |
18,959 |
| RCN |
249,000 |
5,000 |
| Major Privately Held Companies |
4,190,000 |
191,700 |
| Total Top Cable |
25,772,886 |
1,407,902 |
| DSL |
|
|
| AT&T |
7,432,000 |
511,000 |
| Verizon |
5,685,000 |
541,000 |
| Bell South |
3,145,000 |
263,000 |
| Qwest |
1,678,000 |
180,000 |
| Embarq |
777,000 |
84,000 |
| Covad |
556,950 |
-10,225 |
| ALLTELL |
441,475 |
43,779 |
| CenturyTel |
285,791 |
37,085 |
| Cincinnati Bell |
171,000 |
8,500 |
| Total Top DSL |
20,172,216 |
1,658,139 |
| Total Broadband |
45,945,102 |
3,066,041 |
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