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Report: 78% of Active U.S. Internet Users Now Have Broadband at Home

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 13, 2006 - 12:43pm.

New York - More than three-quarters of active Internet users in the U.S. now have broadband access at home, according to a new report from Nielsen/NetRatings.

tags: Broadband | Metrics | Nielsen | DSL |

TiVo, BellSouth to Co-Market DSL, Digital Video Recorder Services

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 27, 2006 - 6:36pm.
Alviso, Calif. - TiVo, the provider of digital video recorder services, announced on Thursday that it has partnered with telco BellSouth, to co-market BellSouth's DSL Internet service with the TiVo Series2 digital video recorder and service.
tags: Internet | Video | Marketing | Tech | TV | TiVo | DVR | Telecom | BellSouth | DSL |

FCC: U.S. Broadband Connections Up 33% to 50.2 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 26, 2006 - 6:05pm.
FCC Broadband Map Washington - The number of U.S. broadband subscriptions rose 33% in 2005, to 50.2 million lines, according to a report released on Wednesday by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
tags: Internet | Marketing | Tech | Broadband | Reports | Metrics | Telecom | ISP | FCC | Cable | DSL |

Report: DSL to Overtake Cable Broadband in U.S. by 2010

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 19, 2006 - 2:17pm.
New York - DSL will overtake cable as the leading broadband service in the U.S. by 2010, according to a report from market research firm JupiterResearch.
tags: Marketing | Tech | Broadband | Cable TV | Reports | Metrics | Telecom | ISP | DSL | JupiterResearch |

Verizon to Offer Disney Content Over DSL, IPTV

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 24, 2006 - 11:04am.
New York - Verizon announced on Friday that it has signed an agreement to offer programming from Disney's ABC News, Disney Online, ESPN and Movies.com on both its consumer broadband and Internet-based FIOS TV services. The Disney content includes ABC News Now, Disney Connection, ESPN360, Movies.com Max and Soapnetic, in addition to 80 hours a month of free on-demand titles, and a selection of new release movies from Buena Vista Pay Television that will cost $3.95 each.
tags: Verizon | Disney | IPTV | Offer | DSL |

Nationwide DSL Provider Speakeasy.net Raises $24 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 16, 2004 - 5:22am.
Seattle -- Speakeasy.net, a provider of nationwide DSL high-speed Internet services, announced on Tuesday that it has raised $24 million in its fourth round of venture capital financing. Venture capital firms 3i and BV Capital led the investment round; existing Speakeasy investors Ares Management, Cornerstone Ventures, Matthew G. Norton and Granite Ventures also participated. The company will use the funds to complete its network infrastructure, to launch a Voice-over IP (VoIP) service, and to expand its specialized services for online gamers.
tags: VC | DSL | Nationwide | Speakeasy.net |

Report: Leading Cable, DSL Providers Count 24.6 Million Subscribers in 2003

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 8, 2004 - 6:37am.
Durham, N.H. -- The leading U.S. DSL and cable broadband Internet service providers reported a total of 24.6 million subscribers at the end of 2003, according to a report from New Hampshire-based market research firm Leichtman Research Group (LRG). The two competing access services added a combined 7.4 million new subscribers in 2003, with cable providers taking 60% of these new additions. Cable broadband subscribers now account for 63% of the overall market when compared to DSL. A separate LRG survey of 1,600 U.S. households found that 62% subscribe to an online service at home, with about one-third of these reporting a broadband connection. "Clearly the market for broadband has become more competitive in the past year, and competition will only intensify as the number of broadband subscribers in the U.S. doubles over the next four years," said LRG president Bruce Leichtman.
tags: Reports | Subscribers | Cable | DSL |

China Leads Worldwide DSL Market With 10.95 Million Subscribers

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 8, 2004 - 6:36am.
Fremont, Calif. -- China has become the world's largest DSL high-speed Internet market, with 10.95 million total DSL lines in 2003, according to a report from Fremont, Calif.-based DSL Forum, an industry trade group. The Asia-Pacific region accounted for 20 million of the world's 63.8 million total DSL subscribers, or 32% of the marketplace. Japan was second in total subscribers for 2003, with 10.27 million, followed by the U.S. with 9.12 million and South Korea with 6.43 million subscribers.
tags: Subscribers | China | DSL | Worldwide |

SBC Adds 365,000 New DSL Subscribers in Third Quarter

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 21, 2003 - 3:46am.
San Antonio, Texas -- SBC Communications, one of the nation's largest telecommunications firms and a provider of broadband DSL Internet access, announced on Tuesday that it now counts 3.1 million DSL customers, having added 365,000 new subscribers in the third quarter of its fiscal year. The company added 304,000 subscribers in the previous quarter. Texas-based SBC partnered with Yahoo for a co-branded dial-up and DSL Internet access service, which currently is featuring a promotion offering a year of DSL service for $26.95 per month.
tags: Subscribers | DSL | Third Quarter | SBC |

Report: Cable Modem, DSL Revenues Will Rise 40% to $13.8 Billion in 2003

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 21, 2003 - 4:31am.
Arlington, Va. -- The demand for high-speed Internet connectivity is propelling double-digit growth in spending on digital subscriber lines, cable modems and other means for high-speed access, according to a newly released study by the Virginia-based Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA). Revenues for DSL and cable modem services are expected to increase by nearly 40 percent to $13.8 billion in 2003. They now account for about 90 percent of the low-end, high-speed Internet access services market, which also includes fixed wireless, fiber to the home and satellite. Cable is currently available to 70 percent of the U.S. population, compared with 45 percent for DSL, and accounted for nearly 2.5 million more subscribers than DSL last year.
tags: VC | Reports | DSL | Cable Modem |

EchoStar, EarthLink to Offer Bundled Satellite TV, DSL Services

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 10, 2003 - 3:34am.
Littleton, Colo. -- Satellite TV operator EchoStar, which operates the DISH Network, announced on Monday that it has partnered with Internet access provider EarthLink to offer bundled satellite TV and DSL high-speed Internet services. DISH Network customers can save up to $120 a year when they subscribe to both DISH Network and EarthLink DSL, receiving $10 in monthly credits on their combined bills. Rival satellite TV firm DirecTV recently shuttered its DirecTV DSL unit following its failed merger with EchoStar. http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/030210/100060_1.html http://www.earthlink.net
tags: EchoStar | Satellite TV | DSL | EarthLink |