Remarks to the Georgetown University

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Remarks to the Georgetown University McDonough
School of Business Center for Business and
Public Policy November 30, 2006
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High Speed Line Growth 1999-2005

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DSL Price Drop
Source USA Today, Nov. 14, 2003, p. C1 Wall
Street Journal, Nov. 28, 2003 and company
websites 2005
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High-Speed Providers by ZIP Code (1999 - 2005)
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
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Other New Broadband Technologies

• Wireless Broadband
• Licensed
• Unlicensed (Wi-Fi and WiMax)
• Broadband Over Powerline
• FTTH

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Broadband Over Powerline Deployments
Source United Power Line Council,
http//www.uplc.utc.org/file_depot/0-10000000/0-10
000/7966/conman/BPLMap12_12.pdf
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Total US Mobile Telephone Wireless Subscribers
Source Cellular Telecommunications Internet
Association, Semi-Annual Survey, 2006
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Cable Rates and the CPI (1995 -2005)
Source FCC
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Historical Approach 1995
Video
Local Phone
Long Dist.
Wireless
IXC (e.g., ATT, MCI, Sprint)
Several Providers (e.g., Cellular One)
Local Bell Company
Local Cable Operator
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2000
Telco
Wireless
Cable
Satellite
Video
Data
Voice
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Where we are going
Bundled Triple Play Voice Video Data
Local Cable Local Telco (merged with
IXC) Satellite Wireless