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To: Bernard Levy who wrote (14)1/21/1998 7:47:00 PM
From: ftth  Read Replies (2) of 36
 
Some cable system facts:

In 1995 there were 11351 cable systems in operation and 56.5 million subscribers (1995 Cable Television & Cable Factbook).

Odyssey's homefront study showed that 37% of American households owns a personal computer and 46% of these (17% of total households) are online (March 1997). Another Odyssey study showed that in San Francisco, 48% of the online households were using an ISP while 35 % were using a commercial online service (july 1996).

Merrill Lynch estimate of HFC modernization:
YEAR , %HOMES PASSED BY UPGRADE
1995 18
1997 (est) 50
1999 (est) 77
2001 (est) 85

According to the FCC (CS docket #95-61) cable television is available to 95% of American households, but only 1.5% are passed by multiple systems.(1995)

U.S. Cable statistics from ADSL forum (year not given--I'm guessing 1995)
HOMES PASSED: 91 MILLION (95% OF TV HOUSEHOLDS)
HOMES SERVED: 56 MILLION (61% OF TV HOUSEHOLDS)
GROWTH PENETRATION: 5% PER YEAR
PERCENT OF SUBSCRIBERS CONNECTED TO 30-54 CHANNELS: 60%
RATE OF FIBER DEPLOYMENT: 100 MILES PER HOUR
AVG BILL PER MONTH: $30
REVENUE OF CATV BUSINESS: $23 BILLION PER YEAR
REVENUE FROM ADVERTISING: $3.5 BILLION PER YEAR

If anyone has more recent data and a source, post it
DH
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