U.S. broadband adoption jumps 33 percent in 2005
U.S. high-speed Internet subscriptions soared 33 percent last year to 50.2 million lines, according to the latest data released by the Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday.

More consumers signed up for digital subscriber line (DSL) service from telephone companies like AT&T and Verizon Communications than cable modem service from companies like Comcast and Time Warner, the FCC said.

DSL subscriptions jumped to 5.7 million lines versus cable companies' 4.2 million subscribers in 2005, according to the FCC. The cable industry's market share dropped 3.5 percentage points to 57.5 percent, while DSL gained 3.3 percentage points to reach 40.5, the agency said.

DSL is typically less expensive than cable Internet service but offers slower download speeds.