Latest OECD statistics show U.S. still ranks 15th in broadband adoption, 6th in fiber penetration
A new study shows the United States continues to lag behind other industrialized countries in broadband adoption.
A report from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) shows the U.S. with 26.7 broadband subscribers per 100 inhabitants, or fifteenth among the thirty OECD member nations. The Netherlands and Denmark top the list with 38.1 and 37 respectively. Finland, which recently declared broadband access a constitutional right, comes in ninth with 29.7 subscribers per 100 inhabitants.
The average rate for the thirty OECD nations, which also includes less developed countries like Mexico and Turkey, is 22.8 subscribers per 100 inhabitants.
Another area of interest in the report is fiber penetration. More than half (51 percent) of all broadband subscriptions in Japan are over fiber, and xx percent in Korea, while the U.S. is at 6 percent - between Norway and Hungary.
In addition, the OECD reported a 10 percent increase in total broadband subscriptions in its member nations from June 2008 to June 2009.
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