We summarize here information from the sixteenth semi-annual data collection, thereby presenting a snapshot of subscribership as of June 30, 2007.High-speed lines connecting homes and businesses to the Internet increased by 22% during the first half of 2007, from 82.8 million to 100.9 million lines in service, following a 27% increase, from 65.3 million to 82.8 million lines, during the second half of 2006.  For the full twelve-month period ending June 30,2007, high-speed lines increased by 55% (or 35.7 million lines).  The presence of high-speed service subscribers was reported in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, and in over 99% of the Zip Codes in the United States. 

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