***Over 10 Million Digital Subscriber Lines Expected by 2004
(March 31)
Computer Economics projects that the total number of digital
subscriber lines (DSL) installed in the U.S. will grow
dramatically in the next five years, exceeding 10 million by
2004.
Digital Subscriber Lines Installed in the U.S.
Year Millions of Lines
1998 0.3
1999 1.1
2000 2.2
2001 3.6
2002 5.1
2003 7.9
2004 10.2
The greatest growth will occur during the years 2002 to 2003 with
2.8 million digital subscriber lines being installed.
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Wave Issue 9038 4/8/99 Article 10-01