USA - Telecommunications - Key Statistics

Synopsis

US fixed-line subscribers continued to decline during 2008, while wireless subscriber numbers and revenues enjoyed strong growth, driven largely by increased SMS and other data revenues and by increased minutes of use. Broadband continued to experience solid growth, with the USA still boasting the world’s largest broadband market, though its broadband penetration rank slipped further down the OECD tables. With analogue switch off scheduled for February 2009, digital TV continued to grow during 2008, with cable subscriber growth approximately twice that of satellite growth. This report provides key statistical data for 2008, covering the major telecommunications segments including fixed-line, wireless, broadband, Internet, and broadcasting.

1. Synopsis
2. Key statistics
3. Fixed-line market
4. Wireless market
5. Broadband market
6. Internet market
7. Broadcasting market
8. Related reports

Table 1 – Country statistics – 2008
Table 2 – Telecom revenue statistics – 2008
Table 3 – Major fixed line and wireless operators – 2008
Table 4 – National telecommunications authority
Table 5 – Internet user statistics – 2008
Table 6 – Broadband statistics – 2008
Table 7 – Fixed-line market statistics – 2008
Table 8 – Wireless subscribers, penetration and annual change – September 2008
Table 9 – Wireless market ARPU, revenues, usage statistics and annual change – 2008
Table 10 – Wireless subscribers and annual change – 1995 - 2008
Table 11 – Wireless operators’ market share – 2007 - 2008
Table 12 – Broadband subscribers, annual change, penetration – 1999 - 2008
Table 13 – US broadband penetration and OECD ranking – 2001 - 2008
Table 14 – Cable versus DSL subscribers, market share and annual growth – 2006 - 2008
Table 15 – Internet users, annual change and penetration – 1996 - 2008
Table 16 – US average monthly web usage – 2006 - 2008
Table 17 – Proportion of time online by activity – 2007
Table 18 – ISP residential subscribers and market share – September 2008
Table 19 – Broadcasting coverage, subscribers, annual change and penetration – June 2008