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Comcast added 362K subs in Q3 compared to less than 300K for all DSL and fiber. The major cablecos added 654K to reach 38,659,067. The telcos added 256K total to 32,153,331. Overall, wireline broadband was up 910K to 70,812,000 (plus several million at smaller companies.) Verizon dropped an astonishing 135K DSL lines, only some of which were FiOS switches. AT&T U-Verse added 252K while older DSL dropped 162K.
Take out 198K FiOS adds, and DSL is under 100K. Outside of U-Verse, there was a net drop of 150K or so DSL customers. That's a recession,
Here are figures from Leichtman Research, covering well over 90% of U.S. wireline.
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Broadband Internet
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Subscribers at end of 3Q 2009
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Net Adds in 3Q 2009
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Cable Companies
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Comcast
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15,684,000
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362,000
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Time Warner
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9,167,000
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121,000
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Cox*
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4,150,000
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40,000
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Charter
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3,010,100
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52,400
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Cablevision
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2,522,000
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19,000
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Mediacom
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765,000
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11,000
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Insight
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493,400
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11,900
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Cable ONE
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388,567
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2,095
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RCN
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309,000
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2,000
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Other major private cable companies**
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2,170,000
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32,500
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Total Top Cable
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38,659,067
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653,895
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Telephone Companies
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AT&T
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15,638,000
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90,000
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Verizon
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9,174,000
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63,000
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Qwest
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2,951,000
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28,000
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CenturyLink^
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2,189,000
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43,500
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Windstream
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1,050,500
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25,900
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Frontier
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621,331
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7,521
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FairPoint*
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295,000
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(1,107)
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Cincinnati Bell
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234,500
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(900)
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Total Top Telephone Companies
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32,153,331
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255,914
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Total Broadband
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70,812,398
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909,809
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Broadband Internet
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Subscribers at end of 3Q 2009
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Net Adds in 3Q 2009
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Cable Companies
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Comcast
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15,684,000
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362,000
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Time Warner
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9,167,000
|
121,000
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Cox*
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4,150,000
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40,000
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Charter
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3,010,100
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52,400
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Cablevision
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2,522,000
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19,000
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Mediacom
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765,000
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11,000
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Insight
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493,400
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11,900
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Cable ONE
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388,567
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2,095
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RCN
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309,000
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2,000
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Other major private cable companies**
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2,170,000
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32,500
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Total Top Cable
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38,659,067
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653,895
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Telephone Companies
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AT&T
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15,638,000
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90,000
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Verizon
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9,174,000
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63,000
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Qwest
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2,951,000
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28,000
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CenturyLink^
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2,189,000
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43,500
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Windstream
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1,050,500
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25,900
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Frontier
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621,331
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7,521
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FairPoint*
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295,000
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(1,107)
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Cincinnati Bell
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234,500
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(900)
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Total Top Telephone Companies
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32,153,331
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255,914
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Total Broadband
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70,812,398
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909,809
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