INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY : EUROPE AT FOREFRONT OF BROADBAND PENETRATION.

Tech Europe, December, 2009

Nine EU member states are world leaders in broadband penetration and the EU as a whole registered a 21.7% rate of broadband penetration in July 2008, a pronounced increase over July 2007 (18.2%). On 1 July 2008, there were over 107 million fixed broadband lines in the Union. A report, published on 28 November by the European Commission, also shows that the gap between the best and worst performers in the EU is narrowing.

Telecommunications Commissioner Viviane Reding commented that under the economic stimulus plan presented by ...