[smokinjoe]

Also, just because a zip code has 2 broadband providers, does that mean the entire population residing within that zip code has that access?

[x0x0]

Not at all. dsl speed strongly varies based on distance from who-knows-what; all I know is that it tops out at 1.5MB/368K where I live in the peninsula (in Belmont, CA -- between the valley and sf for people not from the area).