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Top ISPs Added 2.7M Broadband Subs in 2012

March 20, 2013 |
DURHAM, N.C. -- Leichtman Research Group, Inc. (LRG) found that the seventeen largest cable and telephone providers in the US – representing about 93% of the market – acquired over 2.7 million net additional high-speed Internet subscribers in 2012. Annual net broadband additions in 2012 were 90% of the total in 2011.

These top broadband providers now account for 81.4 million subscribers – with cable companies having nearly 46.8 million broadband subscribers, and telephone companies having 34.6 million subscribers.

Leichtman Research Group Inc. (LRG)



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