[IP] more on OECD broadband stats

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

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From: Rahul Tongia <tongia@cmu.edu>
Date: April 25, 2007 4:25:47 PM EDT
To: dave@farber.net
Subject: Re: [IP] OECD broadband stats

Dave,

15th in OECD, but the US ranking is 25th globally (at a household  
level), as per the source below:

http://www.websiteoptimization.com/bw/0704/

Note that the non-OECD countries were compilations, so it's possible  
the US may be yet lower (anyone know newer rankings for the much- 
talked-about Slovenia)?

Rahul


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David Farber wrote:
> Begin forwarded message:
> From: David Akin <dakin@ctv.ca>
> Date: April 23, 2007 9:28:50 PM EDT
> To: "'dave@farber.net'" <dave@farber.net>
> Subject: OECD broadband stats
> Hey Dave --
> The OECD just released its broadband stats for December.
> http://www.oecd.org/document/ 
> 7/0,2340,en_2649_34223_38446855_1_1_1_1,00.html Couple of points  
> popped out:
>  - We Canucks lead the G7 when it comes to broadband penetration at  
> 23.8
> broadband subscribers per 100 inhabitants. But Canada is number 9  
> in the
> OECD. Denmark is best among the 30 OECD countries with 31.9  
> subscribers per
> 100 inhabitants. (U.S. is number 15 in the OECD and 5th in the G7  
> at 19.6
> broadband subscribers per 100 inhabitants.)
>  - Japan leads the OECD in fibre connections directly to the home  
> with 7.9
> million fibre-to-the-home subscribers in December 2006. Fibre  
> subscribers
> alone in Japan outnumber total broadband subscribers in 23 of the  
> 30 OECD
> countries.
> Cheers --
> DAVID AKIN
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