Subscriber numbers are from ISP-Planet's list of Top
U.S. ISPs and from company reports (and are as of September 30, 2005).
Market capitalization data is as of market close, December 16, 2005, as
reported on
Yahoo! Finance.
*
In response to a suggestion by Tom Millitzer of New
Commerce Communications, we show subscriber values without AOL
in large print, and with AOL in small print.
*
AOL subscriber numbers do not include RoadRunner; AOL did not declare
subscriber numbers for CompuServe.
* We
count only paying subscribers for the United Online. United Online
now pays a dividend.
RCN returned from bankruptcy earlier this year with a typical post-Chapter
11 balance sheet. Short term and current debt of $1.8 billion has been
replaced by $490 million of long term debt.