Broadband Deployment in Texas
Investments by cable companies and other technology providers have made our state one of the most wired in the country, as most everyone in the state has access to some form --- dsl, cable or wireless --- of high speed Internet connection.

State Deployment Facts:

• 137 high speed providers
• 9,110,055 high speed lines
• State broadband subscribers
  grew by 1300% between June 2001 and June 2008
• Over 96% of cable customers in Texas have cable modem access

Latest Broadband News

Broadband creates jobs
Impacts of recent broadband investments have been startling. Because of the intense competition among broadband providers, most U.S. households now have a choice of at least three broadband technologies. That has had the effect of driving down price and dramatically increasing the speed of broadband access for the average household.

Comcast eyeing 250 Mbps service
Expected 60% of the country will be covered with faster speeds by end of 2010.

Charter Launches Fastest Residential Internet Service
Not only enables a customer to download a 4 gigabyte movie approximately 40 times faster than with DSL, but also enables users to multitask more effectively.

Suddenlink Ups Broadband To 36 Mbps In Two Texas Markets
Part of its ongoing expansion, boosting its maximum Internet download speed up to 36 Mbps in Lubbock and Midland, Texas.

Time Warner launches 4G mobile Internet in Austin
Mobile Internet "five times faster than 3G".

Broadband for America Launches Texas Chapter
Organization will promote broadband access and importance of broadband to our state's economy

Last week, Broadband for America (BfA) announced the formation of the Texas Chapter. The Texas Cable Association is proud to be a member and supports the organization's mission to help Texans better understand how broadband access to the Internet can be a job generator from the Panhandle to the Valley, and from El Paso to Bryan/College Station.

The broadband and information technology sectors created nearly half of all new jobs in 2008 and contribute nearly $1 trillion to the nation’s economy annually. The major network providers have invested $100 billion in the past two years in their networks, so at a time when most industrial centers have been reducing their workforces, the broadband industry has been growing.

Link to BfA Texas web page  which details the benefits of broadband in Texas.

BfA Broadband Public Service Announcement
Private investment. Private innovation. Leading the way back. Broadband works for Texas.

Massive investments by Texas broadband providers have fostered innovation and helped businesses create new jobs. In fact, providers in the state have invested more than $7 billion and created 474,000 jobs throughout the state.

Private investment. Private innovation. Leading the way back. Broadband works for Texas. Watch the PSA.