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Telecommunications Korea loses broadband crown to Denmark, Australia now above OECD average
Telecommunications Korea loses broadband crown to Denmark, Australia now above OECD average | Korea loses broadband crown to Denmark, Australia now above OECD average |
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| by Stuart Corner | |
| Saturday, 14 October 2006 | |
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This was achieved by Australia having the second fastest growth rate after Denmark. "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 six subscribers per 100 inhabitants during the past year," The OECD said. The OECD observes that 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. It suggest the reason Northern Europe continues to lead in nearly all telecommunications rankings is that "Nordic countries have embraced alternative ways of bringing broadband to consumers. Public utilities and municipalities are putting in their own fibre infrastructure that is typically available to any company that wants to rent a portion of it."{moscomment}
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