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BBC Reports 38% Jump In U.S. Broadband Use

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the pleasant-change dept.

Sammy at Palm Addict writes "The BBC tells how broadband internet usage has soared over in the U.S. 'More and more Americans are joining the internet's fast lane, according to official figures. The number of people and business connected to broadband jumped by 38% in a year, said the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC).'"

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  1. United States 3rd in Internet penetration rate by mc6809e · · Score: 5, Informative

    What a crock of propaganda.

    The United States is 3rd in total internet penetration rate (68.8%), only behind Sweden(74.6%) and Hong Kong(72.5%).France, Portugal, and Estonia, aren't even in the top 25.

    Pathetic, and by your logic much less informed than USAians. Europeans should be ashamed.

    Oh sure. Maybe broadband is cheaper some places. Or more people have it in other places. Big deal. Many Americans seem happy with modems.

    1 Sweden 74.6 %
    6,722,576
    9,010,700
    Nielsen//NR Aug./04

    2 Hong Kong 72.5 %
    4,878,713
    6,727,900
    Nielsen//NR Aug./04

    3 United States 68.8 %
    201,661,159
    293,271,500
    Nielsen//NR Aug./04

    4 Iceland 66.6 %
    195,000
    292,800
    ITU - Dec./03

    5 Netherlands 66.5 %
    10,806,328
    16,254,900
    Nielsen//NR Aug./04

    6 Australia 65.9 %
    13,359,821
    20,275,700
    Nielsen//NR Aug./04

    7 Canada 64.2 %
    20,450,000
    31,846,900
    C.I.Almanac - Dec/03

    8 Switzerland 63.5 %
    4,432,190
    7,433,000
    Nielsen//NR Aug./04

    9 Denmark 62.5 %
    3,375,850
    5,397,600
    Nielsen//NR June/02

    10 Korea, (South) 62.4 %
    30,670,000
    49,131,700
    KRNIC - July/04