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[Data June 2006] [Time series] [Graphs]
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Over the past year, the number of broadband subscribers in the OECD increased 33% from 136 million in June 2005 to 181 million in June 2006. This growth increased broadband penetration rates in the OECD from 11.7 in June 2005 to 15.5 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants one year later. The main highlights for the first half of 2006 are:
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Northern European countries have continued their advance with high broadband penetration rates. In June 2006, six countries (Denmark, the Netherlands, Iceland, Korea, Switzerland and Finland) led the OECD in broadband penetration, each with at least 25 subscribers per 100 inhabitants.
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Denmark now leads the OECD with a broadband penetration rate of 29.3 subscribers per 100 inhabitants.
- The strongest per-capita subscriber growth comes from Denmark, Australia, Norway, the Netherlands, Finland, Luxembourg, Sweden and the United Kingdom. Each country added more than 6 subscribers per 100 inhabitants during the past year.
- Fibre to the home is becoming increasingly important for broadband access, particularly in countries with high broadband penetration. In Denmark, Danish power companies are rolling out fibre to consumers as they work to bury overhead power lines. Municipal broadband projects are also expanding in many northern European countries and throughout the OECD. Telecommunciation operators in several OECD countries have also begun or announced large fibre-to-the-premises rollouts.
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Japan leads the OECD in fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) with 6.3 million fibre subscribers in June 2006. Fibre subscribers alone in Japan outnumber total broadband subscribers in 22 of the 30 OECD countries.
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The total number of ADSL subscriptions in Korea and Japan have continued to decline as more users upgrade to fibre-based connections.
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DSL continues to be the leading platform in 28 OECD countries. Cable modem 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 57 million representing 31% of all broadband connections in the OECD.
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Canada continues to lead the G7 group of industrialized countries in broadband penetration.
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The breakdown of broadband technologies in June 2006 is as follows:
o DSL: 63%
o Cable modem: 29%
o Other technologies (e.g. satellite, fibre and fixed wireless) : 8%
Released: 13 October 2006
Data June 2006
Broadband subscribers per 100 inhabitants, by technology, June 2006
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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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Denmark
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17.4
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9.0
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2.8
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29.3
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1
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1 590 539
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Netherlands
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17.2
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11.1
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0.5
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28.8
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2
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4 705 829
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Iceland
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26.5
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0.0
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0.7
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27.3
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3
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80 672
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Korea
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13.2
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8.8
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4.5
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26.4
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4
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12 770 911
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Switzerland
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16.9
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9.0
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0.4
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26.2
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5
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1 945 358
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Finland
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21.7
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3.1
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0.2
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25.0
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6
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1 309 800
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| Norway |
20.4
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3.8
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0.4
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24.6
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7
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1 137 697
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| Sweden* |
14.4
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4.3
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4.0
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22.7
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8
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2 046 222
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Canada
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10.8
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11.5
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0.1
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22.4
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9
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7 161 872
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United Kingdom
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14.6
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4.9
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0.0
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19.4
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10
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11 622 929
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Belgium
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11.9
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7.4
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0.0
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19.3
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11
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2 025 112
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United States
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8.0
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9.8
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1.4
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19.2
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12
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56 502 351
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Japan
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11.3
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2.7
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4.9
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19.0
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13
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24 217 012
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Luxembourg
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16.0
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1.9
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0.0
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17.9
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14
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81 303
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Austria
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11.2
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6.3
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0.2
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17.7
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15
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1 460 000
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France
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16.7
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1.0
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0.0
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17.7
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16
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11 105 000
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Australia
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13.9
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2.9
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0.6
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17.4
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17
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3 518 100
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Germany
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14.7
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0.3
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0.1
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15.1
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18
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12 444 600
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Spain
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10.5
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3.1
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0.1
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13.6
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19
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5 917 082
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Italy
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12.6
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0.0
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0.6
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13.2
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20
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7 697 249
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Portugal
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7.9
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5.0
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0.0
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12.9
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21
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1 355 602
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New Zealand
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10.7
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0.5
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0.6
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11.7
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22
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479 000
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Czech Republic**
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3.9
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2.0
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3.5
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9.4
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23
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962 000
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Ireland
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6.8
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1.0
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1.4
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9.2
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24
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372 300
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Hungary
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4.8
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2.9
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0.1
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7.8
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25
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791 555
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Poland
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3.9
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1.3
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0.1
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5.3
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26
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2 032 700
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Turkey
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2.9
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0.0
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0.0
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3.0
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27
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2 128 600
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Slovak Republic
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2.2
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0.5
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0.2
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2.9
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28
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155 659
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Mexico*
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2.1
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0.7
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0.0
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2.8
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29
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2 950 988
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Greece
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2.7
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0.0
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0.0
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2.7
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30
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298 222
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OECD
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9.7
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4.6
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1.2
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15.5
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180 866 265
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Notes:
* Data for Mexico and Sweden 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, June 2006 |
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OECD broadband subscriptions, by technology, June 2006 |
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Broadband subscriber net additions per quarter, millions, OECD |
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OECD Broadband penetration (per 100 inhabitants) net increase Q2 2005-Q2 2006, by country |
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Broadband penetration, historic, top five OECD countries, June 2006 |
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Broadband penetration, historic, G7 countries |
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Total broadband subscriptions, percentage of OECD, top 5 countries, June 2006 |
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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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