(WASHINGTON) - Consumer appreciation of fiber to the home (FTTH) services is steadily growing as satisfaction rates among those who subscribe to all-fiber networks continue to outpace those for other broadband access technologies such as cable modem and DSL, according to a new report commissioned by the Fiber-to-the-Home Council.

PC Magazine: The Fastest ISPs in the U.S. 2010

When it comes down to what type of broadband connection is fastest, the perception is that fiber-to-the-premises services, exemplified by Verizon FiOS, sets the gold standard and that if you can't get FTTP, go with cable and lastly DSL. Read more in PC Magazine...

Consumers have tended to take claims of transmission speeds made by telecommunications companies with proverbial grains of salt, and now the Better Business Bureau is attempting to make the claims more accurate by asking Time Warner Cable and Cox Communications to discontinue some of the claims they have made about fiber optic networks.   Read more in Survey: Hundreds of Local Telecoms Already Upgrading to Gigabit-Enabled Fiber Networks

More than Three-Quarters of Local Phone Companies Say They Will Likely Upgrade to FTTH

WASHINGTON - Hundreds of small independent telecoms, broadband service providers, municipalities and cable television companies have brought gigabit-enabled, all-fiber service to a total of more than 1.4 million North American homes - about a quarter of all fiber to the home connections on the continent - according to a report released today by the Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) Council.

This report is based on RVA LLC's 2010 survey of more than 1600 FTTH and other broadband subscribers, and includes information on consumer satisfaction rates, network speeds and performance, and preferred applications. 

Updated report from RVA showing that FTTH Connections have reach 5.8 million in North America.

A white paper from Zhone outlining revenue and cost model impratives for a sustainable service provider strategy to building FTTx.

In April/May 2009, RVA LLC conducted surveys of broadband subscribers for the purpose of
comparing consumer usage patterns and attitudes among and between fiber to the home (FTTH)
subscribers and those who receive their broadband access services over other technologies.  This paper looks at survey results that might be helpful in marketing FTTH services to potential subscribers.