Where Do the Big Broadband Companies Compete in America?

A deal between Comcast and Time Warner would create a new company controlling roughly 40% of households subscribing to high-speed broadband access in the US.

Since cable broadband companies don’t compete with each other for customers, consumers will have to look to other services from AT&T, Verizon (and in a few cities, Google) for high-speed broadband alternatives.

Using data from GeoResults, a telecom database and consulting firm, the Wall Street Journal mapped the current residential broadband footprints of Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Verizon FiOS and AT&T U-verse -- all of which offer comparable broadband speeds across the country. Comcast stacks highest in the results with a total 50 million residential-household broadband footprint.