DSL growing faster than cable modem

WASHINGTON, July 8 (UPI) -- More U.S. Internet users are choosing DSL connections than are choosing cable modem, the Federal Communications Commission says.

The number of DSL lines in 2004 went up at a faster rate than the number of cable modem connections.

DSL high-speed lines rose 45 percent, to 13.8 million lines, in 2004 while cable connections increased by 30 percent, to 21.4 million lines, the Washington Post reported Friday.

In a related development, satellite or wireless connections increased by 50 percent, to 500,000 connections, the FCC said.