BT Broadband User Base to Hit 10 Million

Press Release - 12:15 am on January 4, 2007

British telecom and broadband giant, BT, expects to sign-up its 10 millionth DSL subscriber by the end of this week, representing net growth of over 3000% since mid-2002.

BT and its resellers currently serve some 80% of the UK’s broadband customers, and account for 89% of new subscriptions, the former telecom incumbent recently revealed, gradually eclipsing the market share of cable operator, NTL:Telewest.

This trend is largely due to the much wider availability of DSL broadband services, in relation to cable. BT claims that its high-speed internet services are now accessible in 249 out of 250 UK homes.

The growth of Britain’s DSL market will likely be further bolstered when wireless carrier, Vodafone, begins reselling BT’s broadband services on January 8.