DSL Outgrows Cable by 8 Percent

"Mainstream consumers of broadband are more price-sensitive, lower-income and less technology-optimistic than early adopters of broadband were," Forrester analyst Jed Kolko said in a statement. "Because the importance of price will only become more pronounced over the next several years," he noted. "DSL is poised to grab more consumers with price points of $30 per month versus cable's $40 to $50 per month." ¶ For the first time ever, the major providers of DSL broadband services garnered more new subscribers in a calendar quarter than their cable television competitors. ... Technology News link