August 14, 2008
Broadband Growth Plummets

Because the cable operators and phone companies are focusing only on selling more expensive services to "more valuable" customers instead of making more affordable offerings.

Quote:

Twenty of the largest cable operators and phone companies in the U.S. only signed up about 887,000 new subscribers during the quarter, the Leichtman Research Group reported Monday.

Broadband growth plummets in Q2 | News - Digital Media - CNET News

Meanwhile, a new study finds New York City underserved:

More than 600,000 households in New York City have yet to connect to the Internet at high speeds.

Only 26% of low income households in the five boroughs have broadband, compared with 54% of moderate to high income homes, according to a recent study conducted by Diamond Management & Technology Consultants.

Posted by Dave at August 14, 2008 03:19 PM