Largest Cable, Telephone Providers Added 1.3 Million High-Speed Internet Subs In Q1

The 19 largest cable and telephone providers in the U.S., representing around 93% of the market, acquired nearly 1.3 million additional high-speed Internet subscribers in the first quarter of '11, according to data compiled by the Leichtman Research Group. These top broadband providers now account for 76.6 million subscribers, with cable companies having 42.6 million broadband subscribers and telephone companies having almost 34 million. Comcast added 418,000 broadband subscribers in the first quarter, marking the most in any quarter since Q1 '08. Net broadband additions in Q1 were also over 430,000 more than in the final quarter last year, and the most since Q1 last year. Listed below are the top broadband Internet providers and their subscribers at the end of Q1 (Leichtman Research Group).

BROADBAND INTERNET PROVIDER	SUBSCRIBERS (END OF Q1 '11)	NET SUBSCRIBER ADDS (Q1 '11)
CABLE COMPANIES
Comcast	17,406,000	418,000
Time Warner	9,992,000	189,000
Cox*	4,400,000	30,000
Charter	3,334,000	87,900
Cablevision	2,927,000	32,000
Suddenlink	857,100	30,800
Insight	535,700	11,200
Cable ONE	440,215	14,813
Other Major Private Cable Companies**	2,247,000	39,000
TOTAL TOP CABLE	42,639,015	852,713
TELEPHONE COMPANIES
AT&T	16,485,000	175,000
Verizon	8,490,000	98,000
Qwest^	2,965,000	51,000
CenturyLink^	2,446,000	52,000
Windstream	1,707,678	10,511
Frontier	1,331,700	28,800
FairPoint	297,491	7,746
Cincinnati Bell	258,500	2,400
TOTAL TOP TELCOS	33,981,369	425,457

NOTES: Company subscriber counts may not represent solely residential households. Totals reflect pro forma results from system sales and acquisitions. * = Leichtman estimate. ** = Includes Leichtman estimates for Bright House Networks, Mediacom, and RCN. ^ = CenturyLink acquired Qwest on April 1.