Broadband in the States 2003

This report complements previous AeA technology industry studies:

• Tech Trade Update 2003
• Tech Employment Update
• California Cybercities: A Metropolitan Overview of California’s High-Technology Industry
• Cyberstates 2002: A State-By-State Overview of the High-Technology Industry

• Broadband subscriptions totaled 16.2 million in June 2002, up 488 percent from 2.8 million in December 1999
• 13.4 million broadband subscribers added between December 1999 and June 2002
• Broadband growth slowed to 27 percent between December 2001 and June 2002, the slowest rate since December 1999
• 86 percent of broadband subscribers are residential and small businesses
• Broadband is nearly universally available in urban population centers, while only 50 percent of the nation’s rural areas have a broadband provider serving customers
• Cable is the dominant technology at 65 percent of the market, followed by DSL at 32 percent, and other wireline at 7.3 percent

• California, New York, Florida, Texas, and New Jersey top states by broadband subscribers in June 2002
• Massachusetts, New Jersey, California, the District of Columbia, and Alaska lead in broadband subscribers on a per household basis
• California, New York, Texas, Florida and Ohio top states by broadband subscriber growth between December 2001 and June 2002

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