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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9626

20 March 2008
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/telecommunications
Four European countries top of global pile in broadband deployment

Brussels, 19/03/2008 (Agence Europe) - Broadband, which generates €62 billion in revenue, has continued to grow over the last year with an average penetration rate of 20% in the European Union. 19 million new lines have been added, the equivalent of more than 50 000 households every day. Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands and Sweden are now the world leaders in broadband deployment, with penetration rates above 30% at the end of 2007. These four, along with the UK, Belgium, Luxembourg and...

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