Who's Online?

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has released a study of broadband Internet use as of December, 2005. Iceland ranked 1st overall, with 27% of its residents having a subscription to a broadband Internet connection. Iceland is followed closely by Korea, the Netherlands and Denmark, each having a broadband penetration rate of more than 25%. Together with Finland, Norway, the Netherlands and Australia, Iceland also posted the strongest per-capita growth in usage, as each country increased its rate by more than 6% during 2005. Canada is 8th on the list, with 6.7 million total subscribers and 21.9 broadband subscribers per 100 inhabitants. It also leads the G7 group of industrialized countries in broadband penetration. Although the United States leads the way in total subscribers at 49.4 million, it ranks only 12th overall in broadband penetration, with a rate of 16.8%. For related news items, visit: http://makeashorterlink.com/?X3FB2550D and http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4903776.stm For the text of the OECD report, see: www.oecd.org/sti/ict/broadband Summary by: Clare McCurley