http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r20450532 en Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:09:43 EDT Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:09:43 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20451338 Automate : Because there is nothing new here. Everything in the AP story has already been said in the May 2 posting. The only thing different is the number of subscribers which is old news and not even the newest numbers from the FCC]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20451338 Thu, 08 May 2008 12:24:18 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20450719 W1RFI : Actually, AP got it wrong. The latest statistics from the FCC are as of the middle of 2007:

»hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/a···06A1.doc

The report is based on mandatory reporting requirements.

In the report, the FCC says that there are 100,900,000 broadband lines of at least 200 kb/s in at least one direction. Of those, 5,420 are BPL. As of mid 2007, BPL enjoys a market share of 0.0054% of the broadband lines in the US.

The total could be a bit higher as of the end of 2007, or now, but not dramatically so.

Utility uses such as meter reading do not count in this total. The industry has been focusing on the utility side of the equation for some time.

Ed Hare, W1RFI@arrl.org
225 Main St
Newington, CT 06111
Tel: 860-594-0318

BPL ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20450719 Thu, 08 May 2008 10:28:00 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20450560 KeysCapt : If they are in fact still "the latest" and a far cry from the projected 2 million, why not? They are clearly labeled to show their age and serve to show this is in fact a dead horse.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20450560 Thu, 08 May 2008 09:51:05 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20450532 Automate : Although I doubt it has changed much I don't think making you headline stats from 2006 is a good idea.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20450532 Thu, 08 May 2008 09:45:28 EDT