Table of Contents

  • Bandwidth Remains Important
    • Key Findings
  • Survey Overview
    • The Broadband Speed Test
  • Survey Results
    • Broadband Access Technology: Type of Connection
    • Broadband Service Provider
    • Broadband Service: Level of Satisfaction with Current Bandwidth
    • Broadband Service: Download Speed
    • Broadband Service: Upload Speed
    • Broadband Service: Average Speeds by Access Technology
    • Broadband Service: Bandwidth Comparison, 2007 to 2008
    • Broadband Service: Monthly Price Paid
  • Appendix: Available Bandwidth by Access Technology
    • Cable Modem Service
    • DSL
    • Fiber-to-the-Home
    • Fixed Wireless Broadband
    • Satellite Broadband

List of Tables

  • Table 1. Broadband Access Technology: Type of Connection
  • Table 2. What Company Provides Your Broadband Service?
  • Table 3. Speed of Connection: Level of Satisfaction
  • Table 4. Bandwidth: What is Your Download Speed?
  • Table 5. Bandwidth: What is Your Upload Speed?
  • Table 6. US Residential Broadband Service: Average Speeds by Access Technology
  • Table 7. How Much Do You Pay Each Month for Broadband?
  • Table 8. Cable Modem Service: Download and Upload Speeds
  • Table 9. DSL Service: Download and Upload Speeds
  • Table 10. FTTH: Download and Upload Speeds
  • Table 11. Fixed Wireless Broadband: Download and Upload Speeds
  • Table 12. Satellite Broadband: Download and Upload Speeds

List of Figures

  • Figure 1. Residential Broadband Service in the United States: Average Downstream Speed by Access Technology (Mbps)
  • Figure 2. Average Downstream Speed by Access Technology: 2007 vs. 2008
  • Figure 3. Average Upstream Speed by Access Technology: 2007 vs. 2008