Adelphia Communications

2001 performance In the third quarter Adelphia added 179,000 digital customers, or 13,800 a week, and ended the quarter with 1.7 million digital customers. 2002 outlook Adelphia is expected to report in early April.

AOL Time Warner

2001 performance Time Warner Cable added 471,000 new digital subscribers in the fourth quarter, ending the year with 3.3 million. Penetration of basic subscribers is 26%. TWC added 36,200 digital subs a week in the fourth quarter, above the third quarter pace of 26,900. 2002 outlook Although TWC provided no specific guidance on digital cable subs for the end of 2002, it expects to have VOD deployments in all major markets this year, including a Manhattan rollout slated for this spring.

AT&T Broadband

2001 performance Fourth-quarter digital additions totaled 335,000, or 25,800 a week, ending the year with a total of almost 3.5 million. The weekly pace was up from the third quarter's pace of 20,000. Digital penetration of basic subscribers reached 25.6%, near the top of the industry. 2002 outlook Management said it expects similar additions in revenue-generating units this year compared to last year, but did break out that guidance by product.

Cablevision Systems

2001 performance Although Cablevision has the most advanced digital product in the industry, its rollout has to date been characterized by delays and software glitches that led the company to lower its customer estimates for 2001 and 2002. It didn't help that Cablevision's digital product was first introduced just weeks after the Sept. 11 attacks and that it has the industry's highest price point. Cablevision added 17,200 customers in the fourth quarter, or about 1,300 a week. 2002 outlook It expects to end 2002 with 125,000 customers.

Charter Communications

2001 performance Charter reported 194,000 net digital additions in the fourth quarter, or 14,900 a week, and ended the year with a total of 2.14 million digital subs. In the third quarter Charter added 19,200 a week. Charter's digital penetration is 30.8%, the highest in the industry, and has hit 60% in Los Angeles. 2002 outlook Charter expects to add 550,000 to 600,000 digital subs this year and to launch VOD in 17 additional markets.

Comcast Corp.

2001 performance Comcast Cable added 213,800 digital boxes in the fourth quarter, or 16,400 a week, to end the year with 2.3 million digital subscriptions and digital penetration of basic subscribers of 22%. The fourth-quarter weekly add rate is down from the third quarter's rate of 18,700. 2002 outlook Comcast expects to add 600,000 to 700,000 digital subscribers this year and plans to double its VOD availability this year to nearly 6 million homes.

Cox Communications

2001 performance Cox added 158,000 digital subs in the fourth quarter, or 12,100 a week, to end the year with 1.37 million subscribers and penetration of basic subscribers of 22%. The weekly add rate for the fourth quarter was flat with the third quarter. 2002 outlook Cox expects to add a similar number of digital subs this year and to deploy VOD to 43% of its homes passed by the third quarter.

Insight Communications

2001 performance In the third quarter, Insight added 28,396 customers, or 2,200 a week. 2002 outlook Insight reports in early March.

Mediacom Communications

2001 performance Mediacom added 23,000 digital subs in the fourth quarter, or 1,800 a week, to end the year with 321,000 and 20% penetration of basic subscribers. 2002 outlook Insight reports in early March. The company expects to add 69,000 to 79,000 digital subs this year.

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