InternetBroadband growth plummets in 2Q, cable stronger (AP)

AP - The number of new high-speed Internet subscribers in the United States fell in the second quarter to the lowest level since a research company began tracking the broadband market seven years ago.

NEW YORK - The number of new high-speed Internet subscribers in the United States fell in the second quarter to the lowest level since a research company began tracking the broadband market seven years ago. The 20 largest cable and telephone companies added a net 887,000 residential and small-business subscribers in the three months ending June 30, Leichtman Research Group Inc. said Monday. Its tally is based on public reports and estimates. The number of new customers is half that of the second quarter of 2007. Bruce Leichtman, president of the firm, said the slowdown mainly results from a drop in new customers at the phone companies, which added just 23 percent of the customers they added in last year's second quarter. The largest phone companies, AT&T Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc., have begun to emphasize faster, more expensive services over entry-level DSL. "They don't have those bargain-basement offers that... [ Read more on www.yahoo.com ]

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InternetCitigroup sees better Amazon Kindle sales (Reuters)

Reuters - Citigroup said on Monday that Amazon.com Inc's Kindle electronic book reader appears to be selling much better than expected and could double a previous estimate for units sold this year, sending shares in the online retailer up 9 percent.