During the quarter, Sprint continued to expand its broadband capabilities
to new markets. By the end of 2000, Sprint had installed
DSL equipment in more than 950 central offices in 31 markets. By the end of
2001, DSL will be in more than 2000 central offices
in 86 markets, which will enable the company to reach 18 million households
and 3 million business locations across the country.
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Verizon added 190,000 DSL lines in the fourth quarter, 46 percent
more than in the third quarter. The 540,000 lines in service at
the
end of the year represent an increase of more than 500 percent
over
the number in service at the end of 1999.
* Verizon Online, the company's Internet service provider, ended
the
year with approximately 847,000 subscribers, a 21 percent
increase
since the end of 1999.
* Verizon equipped approximately 500 central offices for DSL in
2000
and ended the year with approximately 1,850 equipped offices, 30
percent more than a year ago. An average of 60 percent of the
access lines in those offices qualify for DSL, making the service
available to 45 percent of Verizon's access lines and households,
nearly 29 million and 14 million respectively.
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