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Danish Lead World-Wide Broadband Penetration

John Blau writes on InfoWorld:

Three northern European countries show the world's highest broadband penetration rates, with Denmark leading the pack, according to statistics released Friday by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

Denmark had a broadband penetration rate of 29.3 subscribers per 100 inhabitants, followed by the Netherlands with 28.8 and Iceland with 27.3.

The number of broadband subscribers in OECD increased 33 percent to 181 million in June 2006 from 136 million in same period the year before. The penetration rate also increased to 15.5 from 11.7.

posted by Fergie @ 10/13/2006 09:46:00 AM