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[Data 2005] [Timeseries] [Graphs]
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The number of broadband subscriptions throughout the OECD continued to increase during 2005 from 136 million in June 2005 to 158 million by December 2005. Broadband penetration growth in the OECD held steady at 15% in the second half of the year reaching 13.6 subscribers per 100 inhabitants in December. Main highlights from the second half of 2005 are:
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In December 2005, four countries (Iceland, Korea, the Netherlands and Denmark) led the OECD in broadband penetration, each with more than 25 subscribers per 100 inhabitants.
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Iceland now leads the OECD with a broadband penetration rate of 26.7 subscribers per 100 inhabitants.
- Korea’s broadband market is advancing to the next stage of development where existing subscribers switch platforms for increased bandwidth. In Korea, fibre-based broadband connections grew 52.4% during 2005. This switchover effect is evident by the net loss of DSL (-3.3%) and cable (-1.7%) subscribers during the year.
- The strongest per-capita subscriber growth came from Iceland, Finland, Norway, the Netherlands and Australia. Each country added more than 6 subscribers per 100 inhabitants during 2005.
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Japan leads the OECD in fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) with 4.6 million fibre subscribers at the end of 2005. Fibre subscribers alone in Japan outnumber total broadband subscribers in 21 of the 30 OECD countries.
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DSL is still the leading platform in 28 OECD countries. Cable subscribers outnumber DSL in Canada and the United States.
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The United States has the largest total number of broadband subscribers in the OECD at 49 million. US broadband subscribers represent 31% of all broadband connections in the OECD.
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Canada leads the G7 group of industrialized countries in broadband penetration
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The breakdown of broadband technologies in December 2005 is as follows:
o DSL: 62%
o Cable modem: 31%
o Other technologies (e.g. satellite, fibre and fixed wireless) : 7%
Last updated on 11 April 2006
Data 2005
Broadband subscribers per 100 inhabitants, by technology, December 2005
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DSL
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Cable
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Other
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Total
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Rank
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Total Subscribers
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Iceland
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25.9
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0.1
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0.6
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26.7
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1
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78 017
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Korea
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13.6
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8.3
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3.4
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25.4
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2
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12 190 711
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Netherlands
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15.7
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9.6
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0.0
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25.3
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3
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4 113 573
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Denmark
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15.3
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7.2
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2.5
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25.0
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4
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1 350 415
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Switzerland
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14.7
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8.0
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0.4
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23.1
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5
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1 725 446
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Finland
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19.5
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2.8
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0.1
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22.5
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6
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1 174 200
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| Norway* |
17.8
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2.9
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1.2
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21.9
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7
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1 006 766
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Canada
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10.1
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10.8
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0.1
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21.9
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8
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6 706 699
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Sweden*
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13.3
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3.4
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3.6
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20.3
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9
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1 830 000
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Belgium
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11.3
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7.0
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0.0
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18.3
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10
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1 902 739
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Japan
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11.3
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2.5
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3.8
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17.6
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11
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22 515 091
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United States
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6.5
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9.0
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1.3
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16.8
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12
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49 391 060
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United Kingdom
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11.5
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4.4
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0.0
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15.9
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13
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9 539 900
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France
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14.3
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0.9
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0.0
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15.2
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14
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9 465 600
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Luxembourg
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13.3
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1.6
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0.0
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14.9
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15
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67 357
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Austria*
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8.1
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5.8
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0.2
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14.1
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16
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1 155 000
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Australia
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10.8
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2.6
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0.4
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13.8
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17
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2 785 000
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Germany
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12.6
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0.3
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0.1
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13.0
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18
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10 706 600
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Italy
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11.3
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0.0
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0.6
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11.9
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19
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6 896 696
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Spain
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9.2
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2.5
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0.1
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11.7
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20
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4 994 274
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Portugal
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6.6
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4.9
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0.0
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11.5
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21
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1 212 034
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New Zealand
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7.3
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0.4
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0.4
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8.1
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22
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331 000
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Ireland
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5.0
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0.6
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1.1
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6.7
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23
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270 700
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Czech Republic**
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3.0
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1.4
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2.0
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6.4
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24
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650 000
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Hungary
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4.1
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2.1
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0.1
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6.3
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25
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639 505
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Slovak Republic
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2.0
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0.4
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0.2
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2.5
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26
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133 900
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Poland
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1.6
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0.7
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0.1
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2.4
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27
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897 659
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Mexico
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1.5
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0.6
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0.0
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2.2
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28
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2 304 520
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Turkey
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2.1
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0.0
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0.0
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2.1
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29
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1 530 000
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Greece
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1.4
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0.0
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0.0
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1.4
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30
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155 418
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OECD
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8.4
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4.2
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1.0
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13.6
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157 719 880
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Notes:
* Data are preliminary estimates
** The OECD statistics for the "Other Broadband" category of the Czech Republic include a large number of fixed wireless broadband connections provided over mobile networks. Broadband subscriptions over 3G networks are not included for other countries but an exception was made for the Czech Republic because the connections make use of "fixed" equipment in a home and offer speeds greater than 256 kbit/s to individual users. The Czech market is particular due to the high number of these wireless broadband connections as a percentage of total connectivity. It is important to note that there is continuing debate in international circles as to whether this type of wireless connection (numbering 188 000 in CZ) should be included in international broadband comparisons.
Time Series
Broadband subscribers per 100 inhabitants, 2001-2005
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2001
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2002
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2003
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2004 |
2005
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Australia
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0.9
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1.8
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3.5
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7.7
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13.8
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Austria
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3.6
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5.6
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7.6
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10.1
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14.1
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Belgium
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4.4
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8.7
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11.7
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15.5
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18.3
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Canada
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8.9
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12.1
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15.1
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17.6
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21.0
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Czech Republic
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0.1
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0.2
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0.5
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2.5
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6.4
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Denmark
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4.4
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8.2
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13.0
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19.0
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25.0
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Finland
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1.3
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5.5
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9.5
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14.9
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22.5
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France
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1.0
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2.8
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5.9
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10.5
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15.2
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Germany
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2.3
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4.1
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5.6
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8.4
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13.0
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Greece
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0
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0
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0.1
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0.4
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1.4
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Hungary
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0.3
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0.6
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2.0
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3.6
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6.3
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Iceland
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3.7
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8.4
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14.3
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18.2
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26.7
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Ireland
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0
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0.3
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0.8
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3.3
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6.7
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Italy
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0.7
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1.7
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4.1
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8.1
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11.9
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Japan
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2.2
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6.1
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10.7
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15.0
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17.6
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Korea
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17.2
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21.8
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24.2
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24.8
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25.4
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Luxembourg
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0.3
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1.5
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3.5
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9.8
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14.9
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Mexico
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0.1
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0.3
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0.4
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0.9
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2.2
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Netherlands
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3.8
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7.0
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11.8
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19.0
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25.3
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New Zealand
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0.7
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1.6
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2.6
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4.7
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8.1
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Norway
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1.9
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4.2
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8.0
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14.8
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21.9
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Poland
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0.1
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0.3
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0.8
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2.1
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2.4
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Portugal
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1.0
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2.5
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4.8
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8.2
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11.5
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Slovak Republic
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0
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0
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0.3
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1.0
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2.5
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Spain
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1.2
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3.0
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5.4
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8.1
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11.7
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Sweden
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5.4
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8.1
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10.7
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14.5
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20.3
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Switzerland
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2.0
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5.6
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10.1
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17.5
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23.1
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Turkey
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0
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0
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0.3
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0.7
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2.1
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United Kingdom
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0.6
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2.3
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5.4
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10.5
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15.9
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United States
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4.5
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6.9
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9.7
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12.9
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16.8
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| OECD |
2.9
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4.9
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7.3
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10.2
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13.6
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EU15
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1.6
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3.4
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5.9
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9.7
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14.2
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Graphs
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Broadband subscribers per 100 inhabitants, by technology, December 2005 |
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OECD broadband subscriptions, by technology, December 2005 |
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Broadband subscriber net additions per quarter, millions, OECD |
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OECD Broadband penetration (per 100 inhabitants) net increase Q4 2004-Q4 2005, by country |
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Broadband penetration, historic, top five OECD countries, December 2005 |
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Broadband penetration, historic, G7 countries |
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Total broadband subscriptions, percentage of OECD, top 5 countries, December 2005 |
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OECD broadband penetration and population densities |
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OECD broadband penetration and GDP per capita |
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