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U.S. Deployment of Cable and DSL Broadband is Still Limited. Only 4 major metropolitan areas have over 200,000 lines in service
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U.S. Deployment of Cable and DSL Broadband is Still Limited Only 4 major metropolitan areas have over 200,000 lines in service * Basic Trading Areas delineated by the Rand McNally 1992 Commercial Atlas & Marketing Guide, 123rd Edition, at pages 38-39; extended and revised by the Federal Communications Commission, 59 FR 46195 (September 7, 1994) Density of connections by basic trading area* < 1,000 1,000 to 10,000 10,000 to 50,000 50,000 to 200,000 > 200,000 Source: FCC. “High-Speed Services for Internet Access: Subscribership as of December 31, 2000”
Penetration of DSL and Cable Broadband Service is Low Nationwide Only four basic trading areas reach 10% penetration of households Percentage of households connected by BTA* < 1.0% 1.0% to 4.0% 4.0% to 8.0% 8.0% to 10.0% > 10.0% Source: FCC. “High-Speed Services for Internet Access: Subscribership as of December 31, 2000” * Basic Trading Areas delineated by the Rand McNally 1992 Commercial Atlas & Marketing Guide, 123rd Edition, at pages 38-39; extended and revised by the Federal Communications Commission, 59 FR 46195 (September 7, 1994)
Fixed Wireless Has Not Brought Broadband Access to Rural America Fixed wireless service is dominated by 8 major operators: AT&T, Metricom, Nucentrix, Sprint, Teligent, Winstar, WorldCom, and XO These providers are licensed in 57% of U.S. basic trading areas, however,broadband service is available in only 16% of U.S. BTAs Licenses and Service Areas of the 8 Major Fixed Wireless Providers by BTA No Fixed Wireless Activity Fixed Wireless Licenses Granted, No Service Fixed Wireless Service Source: Futron analysis