Broadband subscriber growth <A HREF="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051015/ap_on_hi_te/broadband_subscribers">started to slow in 2005,</A> according to a new study from Kagan Research. The Monterey, Calif.-based research firm forecasts 9.3 million net new broadband subscribers in 2005--down from the 9.5 million in 2004. That figure is seen dropping off to 8.1 million net new users in 2006 with continued decreases thereafter. For 2009, Kagan forecasts 5.6 million net new broadband subscribers for a total of 72.4 million.