{"license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","dataset":"markets","count":1,"filters":{"market":"us-fixed-broadband-access","matched":true,"marketId":"mkt-fixed-broadband","slug":"us-fixed-broadband-access","name":"U.S. residential fixed broadband access"},"rows":[{"id":"mkt-fixed-broadband","slug":"us-fixed-broadband-access","name":"U.S. residential fixed broadband access","shortName":"Fixed broadband","geography":"United States / separately reported state, county, and census-tract summaries","sector":"Telecommunications","dataVintage":"2024","naicsCode":"517111","industryHref":"/industries/517111","crosswalkHref":"/markets/economy?bridgeMarket=us-fixed-broadband-access&bridgeNaics=517111#market-industry-crosswalk","latestHhi":1501,"concentrationClass":"moderately_concentrated","cr4":null,"topFirmShare":null,"hhiAtOrAbove2500":false,"hhiDisclosureGap":false,"dataStatus":"verified","confidenceLevel":"high","sourceCount":1,"policySourceCount":0,"policyEventCount":0,"reportCount":1,"briefAction":"Track roll-ups, serial acquisitions, vertical restraints, and remedy compliance before concentration hardens further.","briefActionLevel":"Near-term watch","briefChange":"HHI rose by 330 points from 2020 to 2024, moving from 1,171 to 1,501.","briefComparisonDelta":330,"briefComparisonDirection":"increased","briefComparisonFromYear":2020,"briefComparisonMetric":"hhi","briefComparisonToYear":2024,"briefEvidence":"1 record in the evidence custody chain, 0 latest share rows, 0 linked official records, and 1 related brief support this profile. Status is verified with high confidence.","briefEvidenceState":"measured_hhi","briefGuardrail":"This brief summarizes the observatory's published market screen. It does not define a legal antitrust market, establish market power, identify anticompetitive conduct, estimate consumer harm, or convert descriptive concentration into a causal claim.","briefHeadline":"Fixed broadband: moderately concentrated, with observed HHI up 330 points.","briefHref":"/markets/us-fixed-broadband-access#overview","briefQuestion":"How does the published concentration screen vary across relevant geographic markets, customer groups, and later source releases?","briefSourceIds":"fcc-internet-access-dec-2024","briefStructure":"The latest 2024 screen reports HHI 1,501, classified as moderately concentrated."}]}