Think your cable TV company is just for video and residential VoIP? Think again. Cable multisystem operators are building a strong presence as providers of business telecom services, particularly to small and midsize businesses. In the U.S. alone there are approximately 5.4 million SMBs, about 98% of which are passed by upgraded cable facilities, according to Current Analysis. U.S. businesses will spend roughly $3.2 billion on cable modem services this year, as compared with an estimated $3.3 billion for DSL services, according to In-Stat/MDR. "It's small businesses — doctors' offices, car dealerships — those kind of places that have some data needs but don't have heavy-duty data needs," says Lynda Starr, an analyst at Probe Group.
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