DSL surge still can't catch cable modems.(Market Intelligence)(digital subscriber line)

XDSL News, March, 2005

The ferocious effort by U.S. telephone companies employing DSL to catch up with cable broadband installations has brought DSL additions neck-and-neck with cable additions, according to a report released Wednesday.

The Leichtman Research Group reported that broadband installations now total more than 33.2 million, with 8.6 million subscribers added in 2004. In spite of a recent surge by DSL, cable held onto its overall lead, with 19.9 million subscribers. DSL has a total of 13.3 million subscribers.

"It's a horserace now, but cable has a 10-length lead," said Bruce Leichtman, the market research firm's president and principal analyst, in an interview. "DSL is now running at par with cable. And, in the future, I [expect] the 50-50 split to continue."...

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