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Homes Passed by Fiber, September 2013 (Cumulative, North America) 27.7 25.5 25 21.9 24.3 22.6 20.8 20 Millions 19.7 18.3 17.2 15.2 15 13.8 10 11.8 9.6 5 0 Sep-07 Mar-08 Sep-08 Mar-09 Sep-09 Mar-10 Sep-10 Mar-11 Sep-11 Mar-12 Sep-12 Mar-13 Sep-13 Source: RVA LLC In the six months between March and September 2013, network builders made up for time lost in the harsh winter of 2012–13 by passing an additional 2.2 million homes with fber. This was a strong overall showing for the year even as stimulus projects ended in the United States. About a quarter of all U.S. households are now passed by fber – that is, fber comes close enough to be connected to the house. Homes With Fiber Services Marketed, September 2013 (Cumulative, North America) 26 25.5 24 22.7 22 21.3 20 18.7 Millions 18 16.5 16 15.5 14 14.4 12.4 12 10 19.2 17.5 13.3 10.1 8.0 8 6 4 2 0 Sep-07 Mar-08 Sep-08 Mar-09 Sep-09 Mar-10 Sep-10 Mar-11 Sep-11 Mar-12 Sep-12 Mar-13 Sep-13 Source: RVA LLC The increase in homes marketed for FTTH rose by a healthy 2.8 million for the March–September period, a new six-month record for the industry. FTTH services are not yet available) is brought to market. Tis number includes only homes that are expected to be marketed. It does not include the dwelling units (typically in MDUs and typically in the Verizon footprint) in buildings passed by fber, or even connected to fber, where operators NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2013 | www.broadbandcommunities.com have no formal plans to ofer fberbased services to individual living units. Fiber's competitive strength is easily seen in take rates, which rose to | BROADBAND COMMUNITIES | 33