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164 Million Broadband Subscribers Worldwide

Posted by timothy on from the when-alabama-gets-the-bomb dept.

prostoalex writes "164 million people on this planet have a broadband connection, ZDNet reports, with 52 million broadband lines sold between March 2004 and March 2005. USA, China, UK, Japan and France currently lead the world in number of broadband hookups available. Poland was the first Eastern European country to join the 'million broadband lines' club."

5 of 154 comments (clear)

  1. This is the Internet Calling by drewzhrodague · · Score: 3, Funny

    Hello, this is the Internet calling, this is not a fad. The future is waiting for you to realize that it's here.

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    Zhrodague.net - I do projects and stuff too.
    1. Re:This is the Internet Calling by FLEB · · Score: 5, Funny

      I'm sorry, can I call you back? I've got 1994 on the other line, and it's just livid about wanting something-or-other back. I'll talk to you when I get this all sorted out.

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      Information wants to be free.
      Entertainment wants to be paid.
      You just want to be cheap.
  2. Poland, too? by hunterx11 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Fortunately it seems that the internets have not forgotten Poland.

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    English is easier said than done.
  3. Re:Damn! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    You're not very old, are you? :)

  4. In Poland by Jozer99 · · Score: 3, Funny

    In solviet bloc Poland, broadband hooks up you!