Providers acquired 890,000 broadband subscribers in 2021's second quarter

Leichtman Research Group found that the largest cable and wireline phone providers in the US – representing about 96 percent of the market – acquired about 890,000 net additional broadband Internet subscribers in Q2 2021, compared to a gain of about 1,260,000 subscribers in Q2 2020. These top broadband providers now account for about 107.4 million subscribers, with top cable companies having about 74.7 million broadband subscribers and top wireline phone companies having about 32.7 million. Overall, broadband additions in Q2 2021 were 71 percent of those in Q2 2020. The top cable companies added about 840,000 subscribers – 60 percent of the net additions for the top cable companies in 2Q 2020. The top wireline phone companies added about 50,000 total broadband subscribers compared to a net loss of about 140,000 subscribers in 2Q 2020. Telecommunications companies had about 400,000 net adds via fiber in Q2 2021, and about 350,000 non-fiber net losses.