New research from Leichtman Research Group reveals the 19 largest U.S. cable and telephone providers added 2.1 million net new high-speed Internet subscribers in the third quarter of 2007, down from 2.66 million net new subscribers in the same quarter a year ago.
Combined, the cable and telephone providers account for about 94 percent of the high-speed Internet market. The top broadband providers now account for more than 60 million subscribers, with cable companies having 32.6 million broadband subscribers, and telephone companies having more than 27.5 million subscribers.
Leichtman Research Group broadband Internet subscriber numbers for cable and telcos reveal:
Broadband Internet Provider Cable Companies
Subscribers at
End of 3Q 2007
Net Adds in 3Q 2007
Comcast
12,888,000
450,000
Time Warner
7,412,000
224,000
Cox*
3,650,000
114,000
Charter
2,639,200
53,000
Cablevision
2,220,000
52,000
Insight
722,800
47,900
Mediacom
636,000
23,000
Cable One
329,815
13,458
RCN
279,000
9,000
Other Major Private Cable Companies**
1,850,000
70,000
Total Top Cable
32,626,815
1,056,358
Telephone Companies
AT&T
13,760,000
499,000
Verizon
7,971,000
285,000
Qwest
2,516,000
111,000
Embarq
1,216,000
60,000
Windstream***
830,200
48,100
CenturyTel
530,000
30,000
Citizens
497,241
17,924
Cincinnati Bell*
218,000
6,200
Total Top Telephone Companies
27,538,441
1,057,224
Total Broadband
60,165,256
2,113,852
Sources: The Companies and Leichtman Research Group, Inc.
* LRG estimate
** Includes LRG estimates for BrightHouse Networks and Suddenlink
*** Windstream includes acquisition of CT Communications, Inc.
