Cable and Wireline Phone Providers in the US Added 630,000 Broadband Subscribers in Q3 2021

Leichtman Research Group (LRG) found that the largest cable and wireline phone providers in the US – representing about 96 percent of the market – acquired about 630,000 net additional broadband Internet subscribers in 3Q 2021. These top broadband providers now account for about 107.9 million subscribers, with top cable companies having about 75.2 million broadband subscribers, and top wireline phone companies having about 32.7 million subscribers. Findings for the quarter include:

• Overall, broadband additions in 3Q 2021 were 41 percent of those in 3Q 2020
• The top cable companies added about 590,000 subscribers in 3Q 2021 – 45 percent of the net additions for the top cable companies in 3Q 2020
• The top wireline phone companies added about 40,000 total broadband subscribers in 3Q 2021 – compared to about 200,000 net adds in 3Q 2020
• Telcos had about 475,000 net adds via fiber in 3Q 2021, and about 435,000 non-fiber net losses