Triple Play Gains Momentum In Q4

摘要

Cable's triple play continued to gain momentum in Q4, resulting in a lofty 20% year-over-year increase in advanced-service revenue generating units (RGUs) for the industry. With IP voice now a staple on cable's menu of services, operators are aggressively marketing bundled offerings and pushing advanced services deeper into their subscriber bases. At end Q4, the industry tallied 60.3 mil. advanced service RGUs, penetrating 93% of basic video subs. Cablevision, Cox, GCI and Time Warner Cable take top honors for their bundling successes (< < < ), each averaging more than two RGUs (including basics) per subscriber as of Q4'05. Comcast, meanwhile, is poised for hearty RGU growth in 2006 as it expands its $100/month introductory triple-play offering across its footprint.