ACCC reveals 321,900 broadband connections in Australia - Brief Article

Telecomworldwire, Dec 3, 2002

TELECOMWORLDWIRE-3 December 2002-ACCC reveals 321,900 broadband connections in Australia(C)1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has revealed that there are now 321,900 broadband connections in Australia at the end of September 2002.

A spokesperson for the organisation said that the current figure shows a growth rate of 162% since June 2001 and 23% from July 2002 to September 2002.

In June 2001 there were 92,500 cable connections and just 28,000 DSL subscribers yet by September 2002 there were 158,200 broadband subscribers using cable and 151,300 using DSL. The growth of DSL subscribers has been put down to the fact that they are more widely available than cable connections and there is more competition between DSL providers.

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