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Go North, Telcos

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2003 at 9:38 AM Category: Meryl's Notes Blog No comments

According to the March 2003′s The Bandwidth Report, Canada has 30 percent more wired households at 64 percent opposed to the US’s measly 33.8 percent.

Telcos are struggling to sell broadband and continue to push their products. Part of the challenge is getting the technology in place and fast. Yet, cable outruns them.

In my household and other family member households, we all gave up on DSL and took cable when the telcos could never live up to an estimated date. My mom waited two years for hers to come and gave up. Her connection was so pitiful that my 9-year-old daughter complained about it. My daughter doesn’t even use the Internet much (probably more at school than at home)! Mom finally got cable last month and we’re all happier to hang out at her place since we can finish work faster.

You’re right. It may be the US customers just don’t want to pay for broadband. I’m sure that’s the case for many.

Reading these charts, they only speak of who is using broadband. It doesn’t tell whether or not those NOT using it have access to broadband. No access plus no can do broadband equals no penetration. Lots of ways to interpret the charts.