American DSL Providers Add 1,179,000 New Subscribers

U.S. telecom providers have had yet another good three months in the broadband internet market, adding a combined total of 1,179,000 new DSL customers in the third quarter. That represents a 17% increase in subscriber growth, compared to Q2.

Ken Twist, the vices president of technology consulting at Ovum-RHK, said that these results were “encouraging” for the big Bell companies. He noted, however, that “the telcos could use a little momentum, because it also appears that the [cable companies] may have [had] a good quarter, based on the Comcast results.”

America’s top cable provider, Comcast, added 536,000 new high-speed internet customers in the third quarter, as its heavy marketing and bundling efforts continue to attract a strong stream of new customers. The cable giant’s digital phone service is also proving popular, adding an impressive 483,000 new subscribers in the most recent three-month period.