Comments on: Comcast Earnings Prove Broadband Growth Slowing http://gigaom.com/2008/07/30/comcast-earnings-prove-broadband-growth-slowing/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:00:28 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Broadband Bandwidth Cap and Cloud Computing | CloudAve http://gigaom.com/2008/07/30/comcast-earnings-prove-broadband-growth-slowing/#comment-902710 Broadband Bandwidth Cap and Cloud Computing | CloudAve Fri, 03 Oct 2008 09:03:25 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=15920#comment-902710 <p>[...] Warner] Time Warner Cable: Heavy Downloaders Should Pay Us More Money Broadband war gets bloodier Comcast Earnings Prove Broadband Growth Slowing Broadband price war brews American ISP flashes phantom bandwidth cap Is the End of Unlimited [...]</p> [...] Warner] Time Warner Cable: Heavy Downloaders Should Pay Us More Money Broadband war gets bloodier Comcast Earnings Prove Broadband Growth Slowing Broadband price war brews American ISP flashes phantom bandwidth cap Is the End of Unlimited [...]

]]> By: Survey Says…Cable Sucks - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2008/07/30/comcast-earnings-prove-broadband-growth-slowing/#comment-902360 Survey Says…Cable Sucks - GigaOM Tue, 30 Sep 2008 23:34:56 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=15920#comment-902360 <p>[...] research showed that while cable providers were getting more customers for the time being, telecommunications firms have a chance to win subscribers back as they roll out [...]</p> [...] research showed that while cable providers were getting more customers for the time being, telecommunications firms have a chance to win subscribers back as they roll out [...]

]]> By: Tough Times Ahead For U.S. Phone Companies? - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2008/07/30/comcast-earnings-prove-broadband-growth-slowing/#comment-893144 Tough Times Ahead For U.S. Phone Companies? - GigaOM Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:47:39 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=15920#comment-893144 <p>[...] and Time Warner Cable, continue to add broadband subscribers at a furious pace, though their growth rate is starting to lose speed. In contrast, phone companies are having trouble adding subscribers, EVEN? as they roll out video [...]</p> [...] and Time Warner Cable, continue to add broadband subscribers at a furious pace, though their growth rate is starting to lose speed. In contrast, phone companies are having trouble adding subscribers, EVEN? as they roll out video [...]

]]> By: Cable Unit Boosts Time Warner’s Earnings - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2008/07/30/comcast-earnings-prove-broadband-growth-slowing/#comment-892363 Cable Unit Boosts Time Warner’s Earnings - GigaOM Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:13:58 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=15920#comment-892363 <p>[...] were up 39 percent to $397 million. Time Warner’s results validate the shift in customers away from the Baby Bells for broadband and highlight the pressure cable s placing on voice services as [...]</p> [...] were up 39 percent to $397 million. Time Warner’s results validate the shift in customers away from the Baby Bells for broadband and highlight the pressure cable s placing on voice services as [...]

]]> By: shetaan819 http://gigaom.com/2008/07/30/comcast-earnings-prove-broadband-growth-slowing/#comment-891339 shetaan819 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 21:35:10 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=15920#comment-891339 <p>Or could it be the fact that Comcast has a ridiculously bad pricing structure which has a package with a 'land line'....now maybe if they bought Sprint, they could get somewhere...</p> Or could it be the fact that Comcast has a ridiculously bad pricing structure which has a package with a ‘land line’….now maybe if they bought Sprint, they could get somewhere…

]]> By: DG Lewis http://gigaom.com/2008/07/30/comcast-earnings-prove-broadband-growth-slowing/#comment-891298 DG Lewis Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:31:22 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=15920#comment-891298 <p>AT&T actually added 46,000 <em>broadband</em> subs (including DSL, U-verse, and resold WildBlue satellite internet), and Verizon added 54,000 <em>broadband</em> subs. Just looking at DSL, AT&T lost about 105k and Verizon 133k.</p> <p>AT&T: added 170k U-verse subs. They had previously reported that about 90% of U-verse subs buy broadband (the remainder buy only video), so that's 153k U-verse broadband adds. But total broadband was only up 46k, so DSL+WildBlue was down about 107k. WildBlue is in the noise, so there were about 105k DSL disconnects. (Some of which - probably about 85k, based on other published reports on how many U-verse customers upgraded from AT&T DSL - went to U-verse.)</p> <p>Verizon actually says in their earnings release that they had a net decline of 133k DSL subs. On their earnings call, they said that about 1/4 migrated to FiOS, which is actually worse than AT&T, if AT&T's previously-reported numbers still hold.</p> AT&T actually added 46,000 broadband subs (including DSL, U-verse, and resold WildBlue satellite internet), and Verizon added 54,000 broadband subs. Just looking at DSL, AT&T lost about 105k and Verizon 133k.

AT&T: added 170k U-verse subs. They had previously reported that about 90% of U-verse subs buy broadband (the remainder buy only video), so that’s 153k U-verse broadband adds. But total broadband was only up 46k, so DSL+WildBlue was down about 107k. WildBlue is in the noise, so there were about 105k DSL disconnects. (Some of which – probably about 85k, based on other published reports on how many U-verse customers upgraded from AT&T DSL – went to U-verse.)

Verizon actually says in their earnings release that they had a net decline of 133k DSL subs. On their earnings call, they said that about 1/4 migrated to FiOS, which is actually worse than AT&T, if AT&T’s previously-reported numbers still hold.

]]> By: Vid-Biz: YouTube, Comcast, EXPN « NewTeeVee http://gigaom.com/2008/07/30/comcast-earnings-prove-broadband-growth-slowing/#comment-891296 Vid-Biz: YouTube, Comcast, EXPN « NewTeeVee Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:27:56 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=15920#comment-891296 <p>[...] basic cable subscribers, adds 320,000 digital subscribers (check out its broadband numbers over at GigaOM). (The Wall Street [...]</p> [...] basic cable subscribers, adds 320,000 digital subscribers (check out its broadband numbers over at GigaOM). (The Wall Street [...]

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