Skyrocketing Broadband Demand May Be Leveling Off, NCTA Says

Overall national consumer downstream peak usage is up 19% since March 1, but a drop of 1% last week could point to consumer usage and demand leveling off, NCTA blogged Tuesday. Others that day and in recent days reported similar (see report, this issue, or 2004060038). NCTA said overall upstream peak growth is still growing -- at potentially a slower level. It said since March 1, national upstream peak growth rose 33%. It will take more than one week of data before reaching conclusions, it said.