Our FCC’s latest reports on fixed broadband and phone competition include a few interesting disclosures, current as of June 2010, particularly the fact that the majority of U.S. internet users don’t see more than 4 Mbps downstream. Other notable FCC findings:

• 60% of connections were slower than the new 4 Mbps definition now used by the FCC.
• Growth of fixed broadband service slowed to 1% during the first half of 2010 to 82 million connections.
• Conventional POTS lines decreased by 8% between June 2009 and June 2010.
• The number of voice over broadband users rose by 21% in that same time period. 
• The number of subscriptions to wireless phone service grew by 5% in the year.
• 28% of all residential wireline connections were interconnected VoIP as of June 2010.
• 77% of interconnected VOIP users get service from their cable company.