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Cable Broadband Growth Beats Telcos 3-To-1 In Q2

big-guy-little-guy.jpgMore big cable and phone companies have reported their Q2 results, and the trend we spotted last week -- cable companies fiercely beating out telcos for new broadband subscribers -- is even stronger today.

Add in today's results, including Time Warner Cable (TWC) and Qwest (Q), and cable has signed up 74% of the 744,000 net new high-speed Internet subscribers, while telcos have attracted just 26%. That means that in Q2, cable companies signed up approximately three broadband subscribers for every subscriber that signed up for high-speed Internet service from phone companies.

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The big difference: Download speed. While big telcos like Verizon (VZ) and AT&T (T) are aggresively building out new super-fast, fiber optic-based networks, cable Internet is still significantly faster than their existing DSL offering in most places. And we think that as high-bandwidth stuff like Internet movie streaming becomes more popular, subscribers are willing to pay a bit more for faster access. So far, that's been to cable's advantage.

We'll keep updating this chart as more companies report Q2 results -- cable company RCN (RCNI), for example, reports on Thursday, and regional telco Windstream Communications (WIND) reports on Friday. But those shouldn't dramatically affect the numbers -- we think these market share figures are pretty set.

See Also:
Telcos Routed: DSL Customers Fleeing To Cable Broadband
Time Warner Cable Q2 Subscriber Growth Solid, Full-Year Profit Forecast Low
The End Of DSL? AT&T, Verizon Show Weak Broadband Growth. Good News For Comcast, Cable?

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