W1RFI
join:2003-05-12
Burlington, CT
| Re: Stats from 2006 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
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