Comcast Could Take Broadband Crown

摘要

Comcast is poised to dethrone AT&T as the largest broadband provider in the U.S. by the end of this year. "At the current rate of net additions ... it appears highly likely," said Teresa Mastrange-lo, principal analyst for broadbandtrends.com. Comcast was the U.S. broadband leader until the first quarter of 2007, when it was beaten by a newly merged AT&T and BellSouth. However, the cable giant was only about 100,000 subscribers behind its rival in the third quarter, when it added more new broadband customers than AT&T and Verizon combined.