|
|
|
1.7 Million Add Broadband in the Second Quarter of 2007
Net High-Speed Internet Additions the Fewest in Three Years
Durham, NH – August 16, 2007 – Leichtman Research Group, Inc. (LRG) found that the nineteen largest cable and telephone providers in the US – representing about 94% of the market – acquired over 1.7 million net additional high-speed Internet subscribers in the second quarter of 2007. The top broadband providers now account for nearly 58 million subscribers – with cable companies having 31.5 million broadband subscribers, and telephone companies having over 26.4 million subscribers.
Other key findings for the quarter include:
- Total broadband additions, in the traditionally weak second quarter, were the fewest since the second quarter of 2004, and about 400,000 less than in the second quarter of last year
- Charter was the only major broadband provider to record significantly more net broadband additions in the second quarter than a year ago
- All of the top telephone companies had fewer net broadband additions this quarter than in last year’s second quarter
- The top telephone companies added about 925,000 subscribers, representing 54% of the net broadband additions for the quarter
- The top cable broadband providers have a 54% share of the broadband market, with about a 5.1 million subscriber advantage over the telephone companies
| Broadband Internet Provider |
Subscribers at End of 2Q 2007 |
Net Adds in 2Q 2007 |
| Cable Companies |
| Comcast |
12,380,000 |
330,000 |
| Time Warner |
7,188,000 |
188,000 |
| Cox* |
3,545,000 |
60,000 |
| Charter |
2,583,200 |
60,300 |
| Cablevision |
2,168,000 |
50,000 |
| Insight |
674,900 |
18,900 |
| Mediacom |
613,000 |
13,000 |
| Cable One |
316,357 |
8,268 |
| RCN |
270,000 |
5,000 |
| Other Major Private Cable Companies** |
1,780,000 |
60,000 |
| Total Top Cable |
31,518,457 |
793,468 |
|
| Telephone Companies^ |
| AT&T |
13,253,000 |
398,000 |
| Verizon |
7,686,000 |
228,000 |
| Qwest |
2,405,000 |
100,000 |
| Embarq |
1,156,000 |
52,000 |
| Windstream |
752,600 |
37,200 |
| CenturyTel** |
500,000 |
30,000 |
| Citizens |
479,317 |
15,262 |
| Cincinnati Bell* |
211,800 |
4,200 |
| Total Top Telephone Companies |
26,443,717 |
924,662 |
|
| Total Broadband |
57,962,174 |
1,718,130 |
Sources: The Companies and Leichtman Research Group, Inc.
* LRG estimate
** Includes LRG estimates for BrightHouse Networks and Suddenlink
*** CenturyTel includes Madison River acquisition
Totals reflect pro forma results from system sales and acquisitions
Top cable and telephone companies represent approximately 94% of all subscribers
Company subscriber counts may not represent solely residential households
“While net broadband additions may be beginning to wane slightly, tens of millions of consumers will add high-speed Internet over the next few years,” said Bruce Leichtman, president and principal analyst for Leichtman Research Group, Inc. “In a somewhat tighter market, broadband providers will need to be increasingly prudent in the subscribers that they acquire in order to help minimize churn.”
About Leichtman Research Group, Inc.
Leichtman Research Group, Inc. (LRG) specializes in research and analysis on broadband, media and entertainment industries. LRG combines on-going surveys and analysis with years of hands-on industry experience to provide companies with a richer understanding of the potential impact and adoption of new products and services. For more information about LRG, please call (603) 397-5400 or visit www.LeichtmanResearch.com.
 Click here to download a printable version (in PDF® format).
(Requires Adobe® PDF® Reader™).
© Copyright 2007. Leichtman Research Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
For questions/problems with the site, contact us at webmstr@LeichtmanResearch.com.
Site designed and maintained by 
| |
| |
