] Asymmetric digital subscriber lines (ADSL), the most
] common type of DSL used to connect households, grew 47
] percent to 9.5 million lines. This is good news for the
] Baby Bell phone companies, which are the main purveyors
] of the technology. DSL has been available longer than
] cable, but the Bells are playing catch-up because they
] were slow to enter the market.

U.S. broadband access leaped 42 percent in 2003