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April 4, 2006 -- The latest FCC statistics on the status of
high-speed Internet services indicate a minuscule market share for broadband
over power line (BPL). The FCC Wireline Bureau report, "High-Speed Services for Internet Access: Status as of
June 30, 2005," puts at 4872 the number of business and residential "Power
Line and Other" connections that deliver at speeds greater than 200 kbps in at
least one direction. The total number of high-speed lines for all technologies
is 42,866,469--the vast majority DSL, cable and traditional wireline
connections. This puts the share for "Power Line and Other" at a bit more than
0.01 percent of the total. The number of residential BPL "advanced services"
lines--greater than 200 kbps in both directions--is 3916 out of 34,259,411, the
FCC report indicates. Although some data have been withheld as proprietary, the
FCC report indicates there are 18 "Power Line and Other" high-speed providers
nationwide. Facilities-based broadband
providers must report the number of high-speed connections in service to the
FCC twice a year.
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