High-speed lines (>200 Kbps bi-directional) in the U.S. increased by 23% in the second half of 2002 from 16.2 million to 19.9 million, according to the latest statistics released by the FCC. Highlights of the newly published "High-Speed Services for Internet Access" report include:
- as of 31-Dec-02, there were 6.5 million ADSL connections in the US, up 27% during the second half of 2002
as of 31-Dec-02, there were 11.4 million cable modem connections in the US, up by 24% during the second half of 2002
as of 31-Dec-02, 548,471 high-speed lines were served over fiber, up from 520,884 six months earlier
as of 31-Dec-02, 276,067 high-speed lines were served by satellite or fixed wireless connections, up from 220,588 six months earlier
high-speed services were available in 88% of the nation's zip codes and 71% of zip codes had more than one broadband provider
the greatest number of broadband lines were located in California (3,035,756), New York (1,997,195), Florida (1,405,976), Texas (1,349,628), Illinois (734,171), Ohio (710,355) and Pennsylvania (631,717)
The full statistical report is available online.
